What was found
AFTER APU START NOTICED ACRID SMELL IN CABIN. NO VISIBLE SMOKE. FOUND STARTER ON APU BURNED. APU BATTERY AND CHARGER DEAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU BATTERY/CHARGER AND STARTER IAW AMM. CHECKED SPRAG CLUTCH NTF. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 22, 2009
- Submitted
- June 1, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N136DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 767332
- Aircraft serial
- 23146
- Aircraft time
- 55,961 hours, 25,448 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680A2
- Engine time
- 14,439 hours, 21,197 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- 5198588
- Part serial
- P2594
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 14,439 hours, 21,197 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.