Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 6, 2014
Submitted
May 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49456
Aircraft time
82,917 hours, 38,683 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

TUS CREW REPORTED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FAULTED WITH RT GEN ON PLACARD. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED TUS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED APU FUEL CONTROL & ELEC CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL, OPERATION CLOSED.

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