Service difficulty report · Fcu · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
August 27, 2001
Submitted
October 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N616AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27147
Part
Fcu
Part number
388250017
Condition
Faulty
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

SEA - FLT 108/9280 - WHILE AWAITING TAKEOFF IN SEA, CREW RECEIVED A RIGHT IDG WARNING. FLIGHT WAS REDISPATCHED WITH THE RIGHT GENERATOR ON MEL AND THE APU OPERATING. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE APU FAULTED AND SHUTDOWN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SEA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE INLET PRESSURE SENSOR. ON THE SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT, THE APU AGAIN FAULTED AND SHUTDOWN. THE FLIGHT AGAIN RETURNED TO SEA. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. (M)

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