Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
September 11, 2004
Submitted
October 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777AU
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24979
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
36177501
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Part time
51,273 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA - FLT 724 - FLIGHT DEPARTED MIA WITH THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD ON MEL FOR AN OIL LEAK. CON CLIMB-OUT, EN ROUTE TO CLT, THE APU GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE AT 700 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. CREW ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE GENERATOR WITH NO HELP. TWO MINUTES LATER, THE APU OVERSPEED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOED AND REPLACED APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND THE APU COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY, P/N 3604524. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. CLEARED NR 1 ENGINE CSD MEL BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE CSD, P/N 735511A. (M)

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