Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
November 18, 2000
Submitted
December 29, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AU
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22196
Part
Sensor
Part number
38760354
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ABQ - FLT 9242 - AT FL390, WITH THE RIGHT IDG ON MEL AND THE APU OPERATING, THE CREW RECEIVED THE E/M APU OIL QTY AND THE ADD MESSAGE. THE APU THEN PERFORMED AN AUTO-SHUTDOWN. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ABQ AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX SERVICED THE APU AND OPERATED IT WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. ON SUBSEQUENT FLT 9247, WITH THE RIGHT IDG STILL INOPERATIVE, AT FL370, THE APU SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THE FLT DIVERTED TO AMA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE P2 SENDOR AND INLET LINE FILLED WITH DEBRIS. THE P2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE INLET LINE CLEANED. THE RT IDG WAS ALSO REPLACED. (M)