Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
August 12, 2011
Submitted
August 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N19621
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27334
Aircraft time
45,268 hours, 24,249 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
380428101
Part serial
P100599
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
27,787 hours, 23,717 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APU FUEL LEAK INTERNALLY INSIDE APU ITEM PLACED ON PLACARD APU INOP NEEDS APU WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING FUEL SMELL DISCREPANCY ON L/P 8809346, IDENTIFIED APU AS SOURCE OF SMELL. REPLACED BURNER CAN ASSEMBLY WITH NO SUCCESS AND NOTICED RAW FUEL DRIPPING FROM CIRCUMFERENTIAL FLANGE JOINING COMPRESSOR SECTION AND HOT SECTION AT 6 O`CLOCK POSITION. RECOMMEND APU R&R.