Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 76731K

Difficulty date
April 22, 2021
Submitted
April 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1373A
Make and model
Boeing 76731K
Aircraft serial
27205
Aircraft time
103,813 hours, 22,042 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
BACR13CF2A
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Intake
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU RELIABILITY COLD START UNSUCCESSFUL ON FLT ILN-PDX AFTER 3 START ATTEMPTS. STATUS MSG APU DOOR. NOTED BY MX. MULTIPLE APU STARTS ON GND NORMAL, 1ST ATTEMPT. APU INLET DOOR ACTUATOR CONNECTOR PLUG CLEAN & DRY, MOISTURE & FROST NOTED ON EMPENAGE. DMI 145628 REMAINS OPEN. REF AMM 49-11-00-802-002. APU DOOR INOP, LOCKED OPEN, TRANSFERRED TO MDDR 145716 PER MEL 49-15-01-01A, CAT C, REMOVED AND REPLACED APU INLET DOOR RELAY IAW SWPM 20-81-22 PER ATLAS MCC REQUEST. OPS CHECK GOOD THIS DMI REMAINS OPEN PER MCC REQUEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU INLET DOOR OPEN RELAY K547 IAW SWPM 20-81-22 IAW MCC REQUEST. PERFORMED APU OPS TEST IAW 49-11-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. APU DOOR INTAKE LOCKED OUT TO OPEN POSITION. REACTIVATED APU AIR INTAKE DOR ACTUATION SYSTEM IAW AMM 49-00-00. PERFORMED APU AIR INTAKE SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM 49-15-00, OPS CHECK GOOD. APU AIR INTAKE DOOR OPENED & CLOSED NORMAL. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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