Service difficulty report · Fcu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 11, 2006
Submitted
July 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49764
Aircraft time
48,883 hours, 33,623 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
44,680 hours, 28,619 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
76960615
Part serial
F42253
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
7,517 hours, 4,865 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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, RT GENERATOR AND APU FAILED. BCU WAS REPLACED BUT APU FAIL CONTINUED. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR, FCU AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED IAW MM 73-20-01 AND 73-12-01 AND TESTED IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.

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