# SDR FDEA201803310827

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 31, 2018
- Submitted: September 11, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N123FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123FE), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 767-3S2F
- Registry model: [Boeing 767-3S2F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-3s2f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 42716
- Aircraft time: 4,757 hours, 2,050 cycles
- System (JASC): [4940 · APU Start/Ignition System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/4940)
- Part: Battery
- Part number: 32536001
- Part serial: 11500412
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Apu
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201803310827

## Discrepancy

TRIED TO START THE APU TWICE,  NO START. APU FAULT EICAS.  OPENED PANEL ON THE E-6 RACK AND NOTICED APU BATTERY COMPARTMENT WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND SMELLED STRONG. CHECKED APU AUX CONT UNIT, NO FAULTS  INDICATED.  R AND R THE APU BATTERY IAW  24-31-04-4. OPS CHECKED GOOD, APU STARTED AND NO  SHUTDOWN, EICAS FAULT CLEARED.  ACFT OK  FOR SERVICE.

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