Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
January 16, 2010
Submitted
January 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22622
Aircraft time
43,131 hours, 26,744 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
GTCP8598
Part serial
P15420
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
40,807 hours, 13,076 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER APU SHUTDOWN, AFT LOWER CARGO SMOKE ILLUMINATED, BOTTLE NR 1 DISCHARGED, (JUST BEFORE BOTTLE NR 1 DISCHARGED, TUG DRIVER CONFIRMED SMOKE AROUND BELLY OF ACFT) SUBSEQUENTLY FORWARD LOWER CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN DISCHARGED BOTTLE NR 2. ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY EVAC CK LIST AND EGRESSED. OPENED SHROUDS AT EITHER END AND GVI FOR OBVIOUS CAUSES, CONDITION AND SECURITY OF 'B' NUTS, WIRING AND COMPONENTS. FOUND OIL TANK QTY OVER SERVICED - DRAINED TO NORMAL. APU FUEL VLV OPS CHK GOOD. MOTORED APU -NORMAL ROTATION IAW JRH STARTED APU, NOTING STONG IGN, NORMAL ACCEL TIME AND EGT. OPERATED BLEED LOADS - OK. ELEC OK. AFTER 40 MIN RUN W/ NO ABNORMAL NOISES SHUTDOWN NOTING SMOOTH COASTDOWN. NO SMOKE FROM EXH AT ANY TIME. DRAINED MORE OIL FROM TANK APX 3/4 QT. TOTAL. GIVEN HISTORY SUSPECT OIL TANK OVERSERVICE CAUSED OIL RETURN TO 'CHOKE', W/ TANK VENTING INTO EXH. CLOSED