Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
March 16, 2007
Submitted
March 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125DL
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24075
Aircraft time
60,205 hours, 28,576 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2*
Engine time
29,393 hours, 39,427 cycles
Part
Starter
Part serial
P1375
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Part time
29,393 hours, 39,427 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STRONG SMELL NOTICED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AIRCRAFT SMELL STARTED AFTER POWER TRANSFER TO APU AND PACKS WERE TURNED ON. GROUND PERSONNEL ALSO REPORTED STRONG SMELL AND REPORTED SMOKE COMING OUT OF AN APU VENT. INSP APU AREA FOUND STARTER MOTOR W/STRONG BURNT ELEC ODOR. REPLACED STARTER ALSO FOUND RELAY STUCK CLOSED K197 REPLACED K19 AND K117 RELAYS. ALSO, REPLACED APU BATT. RAN APU, OPS CK OK. REMOVED MCO/PLAC.