Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 18, 2010
Submitted
September 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24625
Aircraft time
67,757 hours, 25,765 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Battery
Part number
18550000
Part serial
2141
Condition
Overheated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

SMELL OF SMOKE IN CABIN. FOUND SOURCE OF SMELL AND SMOKE AS APU BATTERY VERY HOT AND ODOR THE SAME AS WHAT WAS IN CABIN AREA JUST ABOVE THE E6 RACK. REPLACED APU BATTERY AND APU CHARGER PRECAUTIONARY. ALSO, REPLACED K116 RELAY PRECAUTIONARY. OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO ODORS OR SMOKE.