Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 18, 2018
Submitted
June 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49544
Aircraft time
79,626 hours, 60,982 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

ON APU START, APU STARTED AND THEN SHUT DOWN. NO FAULT LIGHT RPM DROPPED IMMEDIATELY TO ZERO. GRN CREW REPORTED FLAME OUT THE EXHAUST. COMPARTMENT NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE FOUND. FWD APU TO MCO AND PLACARD PER MEL 49-00-01A M PROC C/W. R&R APU ASSY OPS + LK CK GOOD PER AIM 49-10-00. M PROCEDURES REVERSED PLACARDS REMOVED.

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