SDR CAL950650

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
August 8, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16884
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48074
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
360800010
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Part time
5,986 hours
Component
Garrtt · 3812761M
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EWR - FLT 0210 - THE APU AUTO SHUT-DOWN WHILE THE APU GENERATOR WAS POWERING THE LEFT BUS DURING CLIMB THROUGH FL 290. THE APU WAS RESTARTED AFTER DESCENDING TO FL 230. WHILE CLIMBING BACK THROUGH FL 270, THE APU RPM APPROACHED 108 PERCENT WITH FREQUENCY IN EXCESS OF 420 CPS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDED BACK TO FL 230 WHERE THE FLIGHT WAS COMPELTED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. (X)

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