Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
June 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27810
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Compt
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

SFO-PIT - FLT 96 - ABOUT 1 HOUR AFTER TAKEOFF THE APU HAD AN AUTO SHUTDOWN ALONG WITH THE FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATING AND THE EICAS MESSAGE APU FAULT LIGHT DISPLAYED. DUE TO ONE ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR ALREADY ON MEL THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BITE CHECK OF THE APU ECU, NO MESSAGE OR FAULTS WERE NOTED. THE APU WAS STARTED AND RUN FOR 4 HOURS WITH NO AUTO SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (M)

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