Service difficulty report · Element · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
June 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12327
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23457
Part
Element
Part number
896768
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, F

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

What was found

THE APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE EN ROUTE. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO AUS WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE ELEVATOR PCU WAS LEAKING FLUID WHICH THEN DRIPPED ONTO FIRE LOOP OF APU EXHAUST DUCT. THE PCU WAS REPAIRED, APU FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND DETECTION SYSTEM WAS PLACARDED INOPERATIVE PENDING REPLACEMENT OF FIRE BOTTLE AND FIRE DETECTION ELEMENT DUE TO CONTAMINATION.