SDR CAL950189

Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 12, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16893
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49392
Part
Valve
Part number
109382171
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Part time
11,730 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLT 0126 - THE APU AUTO SHUT-DOWN DURING CLIMB-OUT AT 27,000 FEET. APU RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE PARTIALLY OPEN DURING START AND UNDER NO LOAD. WHEN LOAD WAS APPLIED, APU FREQUENCY WOULD DROP OFF LINE. THE LOAD CONTROL VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. )X)

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