Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18835
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49439
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Tripped
Location
Cockpit Pnl
Stage of operation
TO
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

WHILE OPERATING THE APU ON TAKEOFF WITH THE LT GENERATOR PLACARDED INOPERATIVE, THE APU GENERATOR WAS LOST AND HAD NO CROSSTIE. THE APU GENERATOR COULD NOT BE RESET AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO LAS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND OPERATION OF THE APU GENERATOR AND AC CROSSTIE CHECKED GOOD.

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