Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
June 1, 2018
Submitted
June 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
559
Aircraft time
48,612 hours, 20,706 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT 310 FT, THE APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. FOLLOWED QRH, TRIED TO RESTART, AND THE APU WOULD NOT RESTART. FOUND APU OIL LOW AT BLOCK IN. APU ECB SHOWED LOW OIL PRESSURE FAULT. CLEARED FAULT, SERVICED THE APU OIL SYSTEM. FOUND SCAVANGE LINE B-NUT LOOSE ON BOTTOM OF THE APU, TORQUED IAW SPM. RAN THE APU IAW JRH FOR 1 HOUR UNDER PNUEMATIC AND ELECTRICAL LOAD. USED APU BLEED TO START THE NR 1 ENGINE TWICE. CONTINUED TO RUN APU AFTER ENGINE RUN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO APU OIL CONSUMPTION NOTED.

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