Service difficulty report · Apu · Bombdr CL6002D15

Difficulty date
August 26, 2007
Submitted
August 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642BR
Make and model
Bombdr CL6002D15
Aircraft serial
7356
Aircraft time
16,143 hours, 13,738 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
14,734 hours, 12,712 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38004883
Part serial
P1018
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
6,477 hours, 7,939 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SDF TO IAH - DURING APPROACH INTO IAH, CREW RECEIVED "APU OVERTEMP" AURAL WARNING AND MESSAGE AFTER SWITCHING BLEEDS TO APU. CREW OBSERVED THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 999 DEGREES CELSIUS. COMPLETED THE QRH FOR APU OVERTEMP MSG. EGT WAS SUSTAINED AT 999 DEGREES AND CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED APU AND FOUND THE APU OIL OVERSERVICED. MAINTENANCE SERVICED OIL TO THE PROPER LEVEL AND OPS CHECKED THE APU. APU OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER SERVICING.