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Old 29th May 2013, 22:36
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Latest AW&ST p.35 says 787 APU overheats due to inlet door closing after shutdown. It also ties this to rotor bowing, causing vibes on restart.

Bowed rotor has been discussed previously on Pprune - and can happen on any turbine (e.g. APU) but seems to me this is independent of APU overheat.
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