Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 767306

Difficulty date
November 4, 2020
Submitted
November 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1409A
Make and model
Boeing 767306
Aircraft serial
27960
Aircraft time
93,595 hours, 18,291 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Sparks
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING GROUND OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE WITNESSED SPARKS COMING OUT OF APU TAIL PIPE. MAINTENANCE SHUT DOWN APU AND PLACED ON DEFERRAL 49-11-01, MDDR 137202, CAT C. RAN APU IAW BITE TEST, PER FIM 49-11 FT 987, NO FAULTS NOTED. RAN BOTH PACKS, PER AMM 21-00-00. PERFORMED DRY MOTOR, IAW 71-00-00, NO FAULTS NOTED. INSPECTED APU, PER AMM 49-05-03, NO FAULTS NOTED. THIS CLEARS MDDR 137202. PLACARD REMOVED, MCC NOTIFIED ID 2314Z.