Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 7672B7

Difficulty date
December 31, 2010
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N256AY
Make and model
Boeing 7672B7
Aircraft serial
26847
Part
Fan
Part number
36169596
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
65,135 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 740. DURING CRUISE FLT, APU HAD AN AUTO-SHUTDOWN FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATE, WITH AN EICAS MESSAGE APU FAULT DISPLAYED. ACFT ALREADY HAD THE RIGHT ENGINE GENERATOR SYSTEM INOPERATIVE UNDER THE APPROPRIATE MEL PROVISIONS. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO FLL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE IDG AND IDG PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE TO ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE SERVICE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU. VENDOR FOUND THE APU COOLING FAN FAILED.

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