Service difficulty report · Surge Valve · Boeing 767306

Difficulty date
March 7, 2020
Submitted
March 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1399A
Make and model
Boeing 767306
Aircraft serial
27959
Aircraft time
90,675 hours, 17,450 cycles
Part
Surge Valve
Part number
97980612
Part serial
1688C
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU FAULT REVERSE FLOW APU INOP.(<P>TRANSFERRED TO DMI 125491 PER MEL 49-11-01A, CAT 'C'.</P><P>LP 1208396 ITEM M9: REMOVED AND REPLACED APU SURGE CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 49-53-01, OPS CHK AND LEAK CHK GOOD. THIS CLEARS DMI 125491.</P><P>LP 1208395: WHEN DOING TROUBLESHOOTING APU SHOT OF VISUAL INSP BITE BOX FOUND REVERSE FLOW VALVE GASKET BROKEN. REPLACED REVERSE FLOW VALVE GASKET IAW 49-53-08 (OFF PART: <SPAN>PN 3876415-4, NSN</SPAN><SPAN>).</SPAN></P><P>LP 1208396 ITEM M10: INSTALLED NEW BOLT ON APU REVERSE FLOW VALVE IAW AMM 49-53-08. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.</P>)