Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 7673P6

Difficulty date
July 18, 2004
Submitted
July 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N154DL
Make and model
Boeing 7673P6
Aircraft serial
25241
Aircraft time
53,976 hours, 13,141 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
BA0601
Part serial
83609
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CATERING REPORTED SMOKE TO F/A WENT BACK AND SMELLED SMOKE ABOUT 4 ROWS PRIOR TO THE AFT BULKHEAD. OTHER CREW MEMBERS ALSO NOTICED THE ODOR. FIRST F/A ALSO REPORTED SEEING SMOKE IN THE AFT PART OF THE AIRCRAFT. ISOLATED MAIN ODOR TO APU BATTERY OVERHEATING. REPLACED APU BATTERY AND APU BATTERY CHARGER PER MM.

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