Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
December 7, 2000
Submitted
December 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21930
Part
Apu
Condition
Fire
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

APU WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. EVIDENCE OF SMOKE AND FIRE. DEFERRED AND INSPECTED. STATUS - OPEN. APU HAS 90 SECOND SHUT DOWN DELAY PER M/M CHAP 49.APU OPS NORMAL. FIRE AND SMOKE CONFIRMED APU EXHAUST. DMI 3365 WAS CLEARED ON LOG PAGE 216393.

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