Service difficulty report · Egt Indication · Boeing 76731K

Difficulty date
November 22, 2020
Submitted
November 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1489A
Make and model
Boeing 76731K
Aircraft serial
27206
Aircraft time
108,473 hours, 21,569 cycles
Part
Egt Indication
Condition
Reads High
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INFO ONLY, APU FAILED TO START FIRST ATTEMPT. EGT RAPIDLY REACHED 775 AT 30% RPM & STOPPED ACCELERATING APU. APU FAULT EICAS MESSAGE, NOTED BY MX. APU OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD, IAW AMM 49-11-00.

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