Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
December 9, 2011
Submitted
December 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
23724
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT GENERATOR OFF LIGHT ON TAKEOFF. LT AND RT UTILITY BUSSES TRIPPED, APU SHUTDOWN WITH APU FAULT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. TROUBLESHOT APU IAW FIM 49-11-00-815-855-001, FOUND OIL COOLING FAN DRIVE GEARS AND APU GEARBOX DRIVE GEARS DAMAGED IAW STEP 5 AND 13 OF FIM. R & R APU IAW AMM 49-11-01-4 AND TASK CARD NR 5000. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 49-11-00-2.

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