Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 767300

Difficulty date
January 20, 2023
Submitted
January 31, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N113FE
Make and model
Boeing 767300
Aircraft serial
42711
Aircraft time
11,649 hours, 5,890 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
140866
Condition
Failed
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDIS 113 49-99 8422 20JAN23 CDG FACT U APU START ATTEMPT UNSUCCESSFUL. FL350, -59 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND THREE ATTEMPTS MADE. NEED TO INITIATE ETOPS VERIFICATION FLIGHT FOR APU IN-FLIGHT START PER GMM 15-9-0 (REF ITEM 49-99/8422) REFER TO ITEM 49- C/7348520 MDIS 113 49-40 8429 23JAN23 14:22 CDG FACT FACT 25JAN23 02:08 CDG AMM: 49-41-03-4 REMOVED AND INSTALLED APU IGNITION UNIT. PERFORMED BITE TEST AND APU START. TEST AND START OK. MEL CLOSED AND STICKER REMOVED. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. PDIS 113 49-99 8445 29JAN23 03:43 IST FACT INFO APU INFLIGHT START SUCCESSFUL. 1 ATTEMPT FL390 SAT-50 SUCCESSFULLY RAN FOR 10 MINUTES.

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