SDR ASMF200503024

Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD83

Difficulty date: March 31, 2005
Submitted: April 1, 2005
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N945AS
Make and model: Doug MD83
Aircraft serial: 49643
Aircraft time: 52,156 hours, 29,874 cycles
System (JASC): 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
Part: Apu
Condition: Malfunctioned
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: M, J
Precautionary procedure: D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF AFTER PUSH BACK, THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD A HOT STARTING PROMOTED BY LOW PRESS FORM THE APU. ENGINES WERE STARTED WITH A GPU AND APU WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 49-1-2. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, APU WAS TESTED IN BOTH MODES IAW MM 49-00-00, ALL CORRECT. DEFERRED REPORT WAS CLOSED.

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