SDR DALA2024111811015

Service difficulty report · Tailpipe · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date: November 16, 2024
Submitted: November 18, 2024
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N592NW
Make and model: Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial: 32992
Aircraft time: 73,568 hours, 24,024 cycles
System (JASC): 4980 · APU Exhaust System
Part: Tailpipe
Condition: Fire
Location: Apu
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: A
Precautionary procedure: O

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

What was found

SHIP 5812 PRIOR TO BOARDING APU TAILPIPE FIRE. SHUT DOWN APU ADVISED FIRE OUT. PULLED AND COLLARD C/BS B-34 APU ALT CTL, E6 PNL, APU START, PULLED APU FIRE HANDLE DID NOT DISCHARGE. PUSHED IN C/B TROUBLE SHOT, CHIP DET CLEAN, NO AUTO EVENT, APU ROTATED FREELY, RAN APU. (6593519)