Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
November 19, 2000
Submitted
December 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N266AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22878
Part
Switch
Part number
38762594
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
2,184 hours
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

MCO - FLT 2998 - EN ROUTE FROM BWI TO FLL, AN APU OVERSPEED CONDITION OCCURRED AND THE APU SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. WITH THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD ALREADY ON MEL, THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MCO. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU ELECTRONIC THREE SPEED SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD. CLEARED THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD MEL BY REPLACING THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH (P/N 697902E). OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)

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