SDR USAA020006

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
February 28, 2000
Submitted
April 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918TS
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
20445
Part
Clamp
Part number
2345359002
Condition
Broken
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Garrtt
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

FLT 6358 - DCA - AIRCRAFT ON GROUND AT GATE, WITH CREW IN COCKPIT. OCCURRED PRIOR TO PUSHBACK. APU DEACTIVATED PER MEL SEQ 49-1, APU FIRE DETECTION DEACTIVATED PER MEL SEQ 26-11. FOUND APU INNER EXHAUST STACK SEPARATED AT TURBINE OUTLET. REPLACED INNER EXHAUST STACK CLAMP. BOTH MEL''S CLEARED. (M)