Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
April 7, 2021
Submitted
April 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557NW
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
33393
Aircraft time
54,092 hours, 23,524 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHIP 5657 AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND DEPLANING 80% OF THE AIRCRAFT BELOW WING CREW NOTICED 8 FOOT FLAME SHOOTING OUT OF APU EXHAUST. APU WAS SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY AND FIRE DEPT ALERTED. PERFORMED VISUAL INSP, NO DEFECTS NOTED. BITE OF ECU HAS DC POWER LOSS. MINIFLAGS 14,15,23,42,66 APU STARTED NORMALLY TWICE WITH NO FAULTS AFTER SHUTDOWN. DUE TO MINIFLAG 23 ECS DEMAND SIGNAL OUT OF RANGE, REPLACED ZONE TEMP CONTOLLER. RAN APU, NO FAULTS. (6828274)