Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 777F16

Difficulty date
May 29, 2019
Submitted
May 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703GT
Make and model
Boeing 777F16
Aircraft serial
41518
Aircraft time
31,536 hours, 4,675 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. APU TAILPIPE FIRE. REMOTE SHUTDOWN & APU FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. USED DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER ON EXTERNAL PORTION OF TAILPIPE. PERFORMED APU FIRE INSP PER AMM 49-11-00. ALL DAMAGE INTERNAL TO APU - TURBINE DAMAGED. EXTERNAL DAMAGE INSP C/W IAW 05-51-95 - NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE NOTED. CLEANED EXTERNAL AREA PER AMM 49-11-00. APU DEFERRED IAW MEL 49-11-01 . CAT C. DD 08JUN19. MDDR 112361. MTC PROCEDURES C/W. PLACARDS INSTALLED.

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