Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 7372C0

Difficulty date
November 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N10242
Make and model
Boeing 7372C0
Aircraft serial
20071
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
3602310281
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Part time
10,551 hours
Component
GTCP85129
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE NR 1 GENERATOR FAILED WHILE EN ROUTE. THE APU WAS STARTED AND THE FIRE WARNING BELL SOUNDED WITH THE RED APU FIRE HANDLE ILLUMINATED. THE APU START SWITCH WAS PLACED TO OFF AND THE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM TESTED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO CMH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU TORCHING ON START. THE APU FUEL CONTROL AND COMBUSTOR WERE REPLACED. THE APU TAILPIPE FIRELOOP HARNESS AND EGT WIRE HARNESS WERE FOUND BURNT. BOTH HARNESSES WERE REPLACED. THE EGT THERMOCOUPLE WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, OPERATION OF THE APU CHECKED GOOD. IN ADDITION, THE NR 1 GENERATOR WAS REPLACED.