Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 28, 2022
Submitted
September 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509AY
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
3796
Aircraft time
46,369 hours, 16,998 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4243
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
45,143 hours, 16,523 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: WITH THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE GENERATOR INOPERATIVE AND ON MEL , THE APU AUTO SHUT DOWN ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT AT FL 290. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PDX AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOWN TO 1 GENERATOR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT PDX AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. ** SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)