# SDR UIEA2018041000661

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 9, 2018
- Submitted: April 10, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N1997A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1997A), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 767-33A
- Registry model: [Boeing 767-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 27310
- Aircraft time: 93,352 hours, 18,573 cycles
- System (JASC): [4920 · APU Core Engine](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/4920)
- Part: Inlet
- Condition: Contaminated
- Location: Apu
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: C, J
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2018041000661

## Discrepancy

DURING TAXI IN,  APU WOULD NOT START AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS EICAS MESSAGE FOR APU FAULT WAS PRESENT.  PERFORMED APU ECU BITE TEST ECU BITE SHOWED APU INLET DOOR START ONE ABORTED START 2 AND 3 FOUND DEICING FLUID IN APU INLET DOOR CLEANED S506 INLET DOOR OPEN SW STARTED APU 49-11-00 OPS CKS GOOD SEVERAL TIMES</P>)

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