Service difficulty report · Gpu · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
March 13, 2006
Submitted
March 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1075T
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49724
Aircraft time
42,415 hours, 23,804 cycles
Part
Gpu
Part number
38080011
Part serial
221
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ARRIVED TO MEX WITH APU AND HIGH PNEUMATIC PURGE OF LEFT AIR CONDITIONING OUT OF SERVICE AND DEFERRED, SO GPU WAS CONNECTED AND IT INDUCED SMOKE INTO THE CABIN WHEN BOTH AIR-CONDITIONING PACKAGES WERE CONNECTED. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR TO TEST THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM IN MODE 1 IAW MM 36-10-00, ADDITIONALLY THE APU WAS OPERATIONALLY TESTED IAW MPCM 49-00-01.

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