What was found
APU DISCHARGED METAL FRAGMENTS ONTO RAMP. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE: FOUND TURBINE WHEEL FAILED. CAUSE UNDER INVESTIGATION. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 6,673.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9065U
- Make and model
- Boeing 737222
- Aircraft serial
- 19946
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D7B
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Turbine Wheel
- Part number
- 3820723
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 6,039 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- T
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.