Service difficulty report · Muffler · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
February 8, 2024
Submitted
February 9, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20502
Aircraft time
10,157 hours, 5,770 cycles
Part
Muffler
Part number
10C4984001005
Part serial
0601
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO BED THE APU START COMMANDED ON ABOUT A 4-5 MI FINAL AT ABOUT 1500FT AGL. AT 300-400FT AGL A RED APU FIRE CAS ILLUMINATED & AURAL WARNING WAS OVERHEARD. APU FIRE & FIRE EXT 2 SWITCHES PRESSED. APU FIRE CAS EXTINGUISHED & APU WAS OBSERVED WITH DECREASING RPM. A NORMAL LANDING & TAXI OCCURRED, NO OUTSIDE OBSERVERS REPORTED ANYTHING, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. INFLIGHT APU FIRE QRC & QRH COMPLETED. FOUND EXIT/EXHAUST DUCT COLLAPSED. PERFORMED A GVI OF APU WITH NO FINDINGS APU LOOKS NORMAL R & R NR 2 FIRE BOTTLE. INSTALLED NEW SQUIBS IAW AMM 26-21-01, 26-21-05. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF ENG & APU FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYS IAW AMM 26•11-00. R & R MUFFLER ASSY IAW AMM 49·81-01 .RAN APU, NO FAULTS NOTED.