Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
January 23, 2001
Submitted
February 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
23116
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
6984302
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CHS - FLT 2622 - EN ROUTE FROM MCO TO BWI, THE APU SHUTDOWN. THE NR 1 CSD/GENERATOR WAS ALREADY ON MEL, SO THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CHS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU SEQUENCING OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU TACHOMETER GENERATOR (P/N 2CM9ABHY) AND REPINNED TE TACHOMETER GENERATOR CONNECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF APU GOOD. CLEARED MEL ON NR 1 CSD/GENERATOR BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE CSD (P/N 731753), GENERATOR (P/N 976J498-1) AND OIL COOLER (P/N 6A47-000) PER MM 24-11-11 AND MM 24-21-11. RAN ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)

More about the Boeing 737-2B7