Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53022
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
38420723
Condition
Failed
Location
Aux Power Unit
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
T
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEA - DURING TAXI TO GATE AFTER LANDING OF FLT 85 - CREW REPORTED THE AIRBORNE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT SHUTDOWN. THE AIRBORNE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT HAD TURBINE WHEEL MATERIAL FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN PIECES PENETRATING THE PLENUM. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ENCLOSURE OR TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. REPLACED THE AIRBORNE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)

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