SDR SB05011

Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
January 22, 2005
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N391US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23313
Part
Apu
Part number
3804286242
Part serial
P40166
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
38,736 hours, 26,494 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BDL - FLT902 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL TO BDL, THE NR 1 ENG CSD LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DISCONNECTED THE CSD PER QUICK REF HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND STARTED THE APU. AFTER APPROX TEN MINUTES OF USE, THE APU OVERSPEED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE APU SHUTDOWN. FLT LANDED AT BDL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX RECONNECTED AND SERVICED THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD OIL. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL CHECK AND FOUND FREQUENCY LOW. ADJUSTED FREQUENCY TO LIMITS PER MM 24-11-11. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK NORMAL. RESET APU OVERSPEED AND ACCOMPLISHED NORMAL APU START. CHECKED APU GENERATOR OUTPUT. APU RUNS GOOD AND CARRIES LOAD. ACCOMPLISHED NUMEROUS APU STARTS. ALL CHECKED NORMAL.

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