Service difficulty report · Mount · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
June 18, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
23,503 hours
Part
Mount
Part number
4500158
Condition
Broken
Location
Apu
Part time
6,004 hours
Component
Apu · Bombdr
Component part number
APS1000
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ROUTINE A2 CHECK THE AFT APU MOUNT WAS FOUND BROKEN AND THE FUEL FILTER BOWL MOUNT WAS ALSO FOUND BROKEN. 2 WEEKS PRIOR THE FUEL FILTER BOWL MOUNT WAS ALSO FOUND BROKEN AND SDR 20190529007 WAS FILED. THIS APU HAS A HISTORY OF BROKEN ITEMS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS FOUND BROKEN, CHIP DETECTOR MAGNET FOUND MISSING, SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. PICTURES FOR THE AFT MOUNT ONLY ATTACHED AS THE PREVIOUS FUEL BOWL PICTURES ATTACHED TO THE PREVIOUS SDR. (TC# 20190619002)