SDR SB05036

Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
March 3, 2005
Submitted
March 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22956
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
6984301
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BWI - FLT141 - EN ROUTE FROM DCA TO IND, AT FL270, WITH THE APU POWERING THE NR 2 GENERATOR BUS, THE APU LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY AN APU AUTO SHUT DOWN. THE NR 2 ENGINE CSD WAS ALREADY ON MEL SO THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BWI AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. SERVICED APU OIL AS REQUIRED. CLEARED MEL ON NR 2 ENGINE CSD WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NR 2 ENGINE CSD. FLUSHED ALL LINES AND REPLACED SCAVENGE FILTER. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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