Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 22, 2013
Submitted
September 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48437
Aircraft time
61,592 hours, 11,879 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Apu
Condition
Shutdown
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

DURING DEPARTURE, APU SHUTDOWN AT NR2 ENGINE START. ENGINE AROUND 22 PERCENT N2 WHEN APU STARTED TO ROLL BACK AND COULD NOT SUSTAIN THE ENGINE START. SHUT IT DOWN AND REQUESTED AN AIR START. GROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE. MX AND FLIGHT CREW THOUGHT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE TAIL PIPE FIRE BUT WITH NO POWER OR AIR SOURCE TO EXTIGUISH THE POSSIBLE FIRE. THE FLIGHT CREW DEPLOYED THE ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES TO STOP THE POSSIBLE FIRE. THE ACFT AT THE TIME HAD 11879 CYC AND FLHR 61592:30. R + R NR 2 ENG FIRE BOTTLES PIAW MM 26-21, NO FAULTS NOTED.

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