SDR ABXA030048

Service difficulty report · Volt Regulator · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
January 27, 2003
Submitted
January 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47493
Aircraft time
61,174 hours, 57,721 cycles
Part
Volt Regulator
Part number
976J2544
Part serial
ABXI981
Condition
Burned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

SMOKE IN UPPER CARGO COMPARTMENT AND COCKPIT. INSPECTED AND FOUND APU GENERATOR CONTROL PANEL AND APU VOLTAGE REGULATOR BURNED. INSPECTED WIRING FOR DAMAGE, NONE NOTED. INSPECTED AC BUS CONTROL FOR DAMAGE, NONE NOTED. INSPECTED FOR ANY CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED, NONE WERE TRIPPED. INSPECTED APU STARTER WIRES, TERMINALS AND APU GENERATOR WIRES, NO DAMAGE NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND APU AC GEN CONTROL PANEL. APU GENERATOR AND VOLTAGE REGULATOR OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 24-20-02-5-0, ALSO CROSSTIE CHECKED GOOD FOR THE APU IAW DC-9 1 SERVICE CHECK.

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