Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
September 2, 2010
Submitted
September 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597HA
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
23277
Aircraft time
70,089 hours, 31,367 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A2
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 - UNABLE TO START APU AT 37,000 FT. 3 ATTEMPTS, 3 FAULT SHUTDOWNS. APU RPM HUNG AT 26 PERCENT AND EGT 800 DEG. OAT SAT -46 DEG C TAT -17 DEG C. UPON ACFT ARRIVAL AT GATE FOUND APU RUNNING. ON CREW DEBREIF, CREW FOLLOWED FCOM & SUCCESSFULLY STARTED THE APU AT FL 340, SAT -40 DEG, TAT -10 DEG. APU TOOK 1 MIN 50 SEC. TO START. T/S IAW FIM 49-BITE IND ECU MSG: LEG 4 EGT OVERTEMP, NO DATA; LEG 3 START ABORT,NO DATA; LEG 2 START ABORT, NO DATA. LAST RUN, NO DATA. APU RAN NORMAL, ACCOMP. APU HEALTH CK J/C M7-49-04 NO PR'S NOTED. APU START PROC FOLLOW IAW FIM WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. INSP APU, NO PR'S FOUND. OK FOR SERVICE.