Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
August 29, 2000
Submitted
August 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29737
Aircraft time
2,689 hours, 672 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
331500
Part serial
P1318
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aft
Part time
1,746 hours, 1,125 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LT ENG GEN/IDG ON MCO-APU S/D GOING THROUGH 19K APU RE-START OK BUT CREW LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE APU FOR THE CROSSING. AIR TURNBACK, ELEC GEN OFF L EICAS ILLUMINATED, RESET AS PER CHECKLIST. EICAS RETURNED, NO HELP. REPLACED LT IDG PER MM ENG RUN ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL, NO LEAKS. REMOVED MCO AND PLACARD. APU FWD TO MCO MEL 49-11-01.