Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
August 3, 2009
Submitted
August 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597HA
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
23277
Aircraft time
66,638 hours, 30,675 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38132622
Part serial
P345
Condition
Cracked
Part time
58,328 hours, 41,336 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYS, APU HAD AUTO SHUTDOWN FAULT LGT ILLUM EICAS MSG APU FAULT DISPLAYED. ECU BITE SHOWED LOP FAULT ON LEG 1 AND 2. FOUND APU OIL QTY AT ZERO. FOUND APU ASSY POSSIBLY CRACKED AND OIL IN THE EXHAUST AREA AND APU COMPT REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW APU CHANGE SPM OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.