Service difficulty report · Oil Shutoff Vlv · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
November 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27148
Part
Oil Shutoff Vlv
Part number
32895141
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
16,476 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

MCI - FLT 29 - EN ROUTE BWI-LAX WITH THE LEFT IDG ON MEL, CREW RECEIVED APU LOW QUANTITY INDICATIONS. APU PERFORMED AUTO SHUT DOWN NEAR DSM. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MCI AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE APU WAS SERVICED AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR A MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT TO PHL. EN ROUTE, THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE IN PIT REPLACED THE APU GEARBOX OIL SHUTOFF VALVE. (M)

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