SDR SB05022

Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
February 2, 2005
Submitted
February 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N391US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23313
Part
Starter
Part number
360581217
Part serial
P1332C
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
50,516 hours, 42,903 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT THE BEGINNING OF DESCENT INTO CLT, AN APU OVERSPEED OCCURRED RESULTING IN AN APU SHUTDOWN. THIS RESULTED IN A SINGLE GENERATOR OPERATION SINCE THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR WAS ALREADY ON MEL. CREW COMPLIED WITH QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND LANDED AT CLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU STARTER. LEAK CHECK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. CLEARED MEL ON NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GENERATOR AND CSD.

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