What was found
WORKING INOP APU, FOUND STARTER BURNED UP AND APU BATTERY DEAD. RELAY K-117 CONTACTS WELDED CLOSED CAUSING STARTER TO RUN CONTINUOUS UNTIL APU BATTERY WENT DEAD.
- Difficulty date
- November 5, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N618DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 22908
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- K117 Relay
- Part number
- A703CD
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 18,421 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.