Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7673CB

Difficulty date
May 24, 2009
Submitted
May 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588HA
Make and model
Boeing 7673CB
Aircraft serial
33466
Aircraft time
25,694 hours, 4,858 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38861673
Part serial
P2909
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
21,293 hours, 4,074 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU AUTO SHUTDOWN WITH FAULT LIGHT ON ATTEMPTED ONE RESTART WHICH FAILED. FOUND UNDERSPEED AND MINI FLAGS 42 AND 66 ON APU BITE. FOUND NO LIGHT OFF ON SUBSEQUENT APU START TRIES ON APU BITE. REPLACED APU IGNITOR PLUG PER AMM 49-41-02. REPLACED APU IGNITION LEAD PER AMM 49-41-04. REPLACED APU EXCITOR BOX PER AMM 49-41-03. REPLACED INLET GUIDE VANE ACTUATOR PER AMM 49-52-02. INSTALLED FUEL INLET AND RETURN LINES. APU CHANGE REQUIRED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU ASSY PER HAL-M266-767. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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