Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 2, 2010
Submitted
September 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49426
Aircraft time
63,919 hours, 34,242 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FAILED AND LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR ON PLACARD. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR AND CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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