# SDR USAA020006

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 28, 2000
- Submitted: April 5, 2000
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N918TS
- Make and model: Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial: 20445
- System (JASC): [2610 · Detection System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2610)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA020006

## Discrepancy

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)

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