Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 31, 2010
Submitted
October 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9615W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53562
Aircraft time
37,267 hours, 17,410 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SDF - INFLIGHT CMH-DFW. CREW REPORTED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FAILED IN FLIGHT WITH RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR PLACARD PER MEL REF 24-01B. EMERGENCY DECLARED DIVERTED SDF LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE GENERATOR. THE APU WAS PLACARD PER MEL / REFERENCE 49-01. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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