Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7372L9

Difficulty date
January 21, 2008
Submitted
February 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N737Q
Make and model
Boeing 7372L9
Aircraft serial
21279
Aircraft time
45,762 hours, 39,062 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
380428114
Part serial
P35561
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
H, B, F, A

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

What was found

THERE WAS AN APU FIRE INDICATION IN FLIGHT AFTER PILOTS FOLLOWED ABNORMAL CHECK LIST FOR CSD LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. ACCORDING TO PILOT'S REPORT, THEY WERE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 34,000 FEET WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO START, AS PER CHECK LIST, THE APU WHEN THE APU FIRE WARNING BELL RANG AND LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOTS PERFORMED MEMORY ITEMS FROM APU FIRE CHECKLIST AND THEN FIRED APU FIRE BOTTLE. THE APU WAS REMOVED AND THOROUGHLY INSPECTED IAW MM 49-00-00 AND FOUND SEVICEABLE THEN REINSTALLED.

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