Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
November 22, 2000
Submitted
March 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24862
Part
Switch
Part number
375036
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BWI - FLT 317 - EN ROUTE FROM BDL TO CLT, AND APU SHUTDOWN OCCURRED IN FLIGHT AT FL350 AND FL260. THE APU LOW OIL PRESSURE AND HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WITH THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR ALREADY ON MEL, FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BWI AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE SWITCH AND REPAIRED DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR. OPS CHECK GOOD. CLEARED MEL ON NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR BY REPLACING THE NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR HARNESS FROM GENERATOR TO FIREWALL AND CLEANING THE PINS ON FIREWALL CONNECTOR D410. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)

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