Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 15, 2011
Submitted
February 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48499
Aircraft time
66,095 hours, 14,067 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Engine time
1,786 hours, 3,208 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
TSCP7004E
Part serial
P251
Condition
Smoke
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
10,651 hours, 9,251 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

APU SMOKE (BOTTLE DISCHARGED, IAW SMF THERE IS OIL LEAKING FROM APU AND APU OIL QTY IS ZERO. IAW FLIGHT CREW DISCHARGED BOTTLE, NO FIRE WARNING INDICATION WAS PRESENT. NOTIFIED BY MX POSSIBLE APU FIRE. DISCHARGED ON BOTTLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTBD. FIRE BOTTLE, REMOVED AND REPLACED AGENT NR 1 DISCHARGE CARTRIDGE. APU FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM OPS. CHECKED GOOD. APU R & R ON 26JAN11.

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