SDR 9721850982

Service difficulty report · Exciter Box · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
November 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982US
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
45790
Part
Exciter Box
Part number
GTCP8598DCA
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
40,364 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL280, THE RIGHT CSD OIL TEMPERATURE BOTH OUT AND RISE, WENT OFF SCALE HIGH. THE CSD WAS DISCONNECTED SUCCESSFULLY. SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO START THE APU. THE COM PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CSD. THE BURNER CAN AND IGNITION EXCITER BOX WERE CHANGED AND THE APU STARTED NORMALLY.

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