Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 7673CB

Difficulty date
May 25, 2009
Submitted
May 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588HA
Make and model
Boeing 7673CB
Aircraft serial
33466
Aircraft time
25,700 hours, 4,859 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER APU VERIFICATION TO ETP AT TOP OF DESCENT, APU STARTED NORMALLY AND ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL FOR .5 SECONDS THEN APU SHUT DOWN WITH ASSOCIATED "APU FAULT" ON EICAS. BIT OF ECU SHOWS LOW OIL PRESS. APU SHOWS SIGNS OF EXTERNAL LEAK, APU OIL QUANTITY INDICATION OUT OF SIGHT GAUGE. FILLED OIL TO FULL, CLEANED APU OFF, CHECKED EXHAUST AND T/S PER FIM 49-11-00. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. RAN APU UNDER LOAD FOR OVER 1HOUR. NO LEAKS NOTED APU QTY STAYED AT FULL.

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