Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
October 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21702
Part
Apu
Part number
656740214
Condition
Inop
Location
Whee Well
Part time
33,422 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING HMV CK WORKING MCO 127703001, APU QUIT AT GATE BEFORE PUSHBACK. DURING T/S AND JIC OP 6009 FOUND APU FIRE TEST INOP. ALSO, FOUND FIRE LOOP BROKEN WITH APPARENT HIGH HEAT INDICATION AND SOOT INSIDE APU SHROUD AT INNER EXHAUST DUCT CLAMP. REPLACED APU (S/N 36681).