Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
July 30, 2016
Submitted
August 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55052
Aircraft time
30,457 hours, 20,257 cycles
Part
Starter
Condition
Smoke
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

FLIGHT EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING FROM THE APU COMPARTMENT AFTER ARRIVAL. THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY THROUGH THE L1 DOOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU STARTER SMOKING AND GLOWING. MAINTENANCE USED THE GROUND BASED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO SECURE APU COMPARTMENT. THE APU STARTER CB WAS PULLED IAW ER/A 549458-14, THE COMPARTMENT WAS CLEANED, AND APU MEL 49-10-01 WAS APPLIED. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE WITH APU INOPERATIVE.

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