SDR 0101269983

Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
March 29, 2001
Submitted
April 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983US
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47282
Aircraft time
76,010 hours, 71,060 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
GTCP8598DCA
Part serial
P28223
Condition
Fire
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
50,455 hours, 53,881 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

DURING APU MAINTENANCE BETWEEN FLIGHTS, AN APU COMPARTMENT FIRE WAS REPORTED. NR 1 AIRCRAFT FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE APU AND INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT FINDING NO DAMAGE. REPLACED THE APU AND NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE.

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