Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
August 30, 2000
Submitted
November 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27198
Part
Apu
Part number
380029815
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
25,510 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MSP - FLT 64 - EN ROUTE SFO/PHL, AIRCRAFT OPERATING WITH RIGHT IDG ON MEL AND THE APU RUNNING, THE APU PERFORMED A SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MSP AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A SEVERE OIL LEAK IN THE APU. THE APU WAS PROGRAMMED FOR REPLACEMENT. THE OVERHEAD GENERATOR CONTROL PANEL WAS REPLACED TO CLEAR THE IDG MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. (X)

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