Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14831
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49491
Part
Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Component
Garrett · 38003681
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

THE APU HAD A BRIEF HISTORY OF AUTO SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT WITH APU LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE APU WAS IN OPERATION DUE TO THE AC CROSSTIE BEING ON PLACARD. THE APU WAS RUN WHILE ON RON AT IAH AND THE AUTO SHUTDOWN COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE WIRING TO DOOR ACTUATOR, THREE SPEED SWITCH, FCU SOLENOID, AND LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WERE INSPECTED WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.

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