SDR UIEA2016011400016

Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 767324

Difficulty date: January 13, 2016
Submitted: January 14, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N645GT
Make and model: Boeing 767324
Aircraft serial: 27393
Aircraft time: 86,983 hours, 16,488 cycles
System (JASC): 4990 · APU Oil System
Part: Oil System
Condition: Low
Location: Apu
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

APU FAIL TO START IN FLIGHT AT FL 350, TRIED AGAIN TO START APU AT FL 200, FAILED, TRIED A THIRD START AT 7000 FT, START FAILED. ENG CONTROL UNIT STORED FAULT, ABORTED START NO LIGHT OFF. SERVICED APU WITH 0.5 QTS OF OIL IAW AMM 12-14-03. OPERATIONS CHECK & STARTED APU IAW AMM 49-00-00 OK. OPENED A DEFERRAL FOR APU COLD SOAK VERIFICATION, MEL 25-AP-01, ITEM LP 737330-6 TO CONFIRM APU STARTING PROPER OPERATION IN FLIGHT.