SDR SB04164

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
December 10, 2004
Submitted
December 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N391US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23313
Part
Control Unit
Part number
655280131
Part serial
D00537
Condition
Faulty
Location
E3-3 Rack
Part time
46,166 hours, 37,057 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATL - FLT1203 - FLIGHT DEPARTED CLT, EN ROUTE TO IAH, WITH THE NR 2 CSD/GENERATOR ON MEL 24-1 FOR LEAKING OIL. AT FL350, JUST PASSING ATL, THE APU OVERSPEED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE APU SHUTDOWN. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ATL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU CONTROL UNIT (M280). INSPECTED APU FOR OIL LEAKS AND PROPER OIL LEVEL. ALL CHECK NORMAL. RAN APU SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEARED MEL 24-1 ON NR 2 CSD/GENERATOR WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF A LEAKING PACKING FOR THE NR 2 CSD OIL CHARGE FILTER HOUSING. RAN ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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