Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 7673Y0

Difficulty date
August 16, 2024
Submitted
August 19, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642GT
Make and model
Boeing 7673Y0
Aircraft serial
26207
Aircraft time
87,743 hours, 25,395 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
5198588
Part serial
794953
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

JUST BEFORE ENGINE START, A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL OVERWHELMED THE FLIGHT DECK. SMELL GOES AWAY AFTER PACKS ARE SHUT OFF(<P>APU STARTER WAS BURNT AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE SMELL. R/R APU STARTER PER AMM 49-41-01. OPS CHK OK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO SMOKE SMELL NOTED. REF IPC 49-41-01-01 ITEM 50. R/R APU CONTROL UNIT PER AMM 49-61-05. OPS CHK OK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REF IPC 49-61-05-01 FIG 5. SMOKE SMELL ADDRESSED PER CH 5 INSPECTION. NO MORE DEFECTS PER AMM 5-51-56.</P>)

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