Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 7, 2015
Submitted
April 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53086
Aircraft time
68,745 hours, 35,811 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT THE GATE WITH EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLYING ELECTRICS & APU RUNNING THE PACKS, APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED & APU SHUTDOWN WITH SMOKE IN THE CABIN. LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER APU, APU OIL TANK SCUPPER ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM OIL TANK. GND CREW REPORTS FLAMES FROM APU EXHAUST & GRINDING NOISES FROM APU. R & R APU IAW MCM 49-96-82.

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