Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 1, 2011
Submitted
August 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53628
Aircraft time
34,330 hours, 16,458 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCI - INFLIGHT STL-LAX. CREW REPORTED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FAILED WITH RIGHT GENERATOR ON PLACARD. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED MCI LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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