What was found
ON TAKEOFF, APU LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHUT DOWN APU, NO OTHER PROBLEMS. UPON INSP FOUND TURBINE WHEEL MISSING, NO DAMAGE NOTED BEYOND MUFFLER AND APU. APU PLACARDED INOP PER MEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU ON 4 JUL 98.
- Difficulty date
- June 23, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N306AW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373G7
- Aircraft serial
- 24633
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Turbine
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 19,784 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.