Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 7, 2000
Submitted
June 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53346
Aircraft time
24,206 hours, 19,016 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
8,451 hours, 14,314 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
38849302
Part serial
P80364
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Apu
Part time
8,451 hours, 14,314 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
F, D

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

What was found

APU FIRE WARNING SOUNDED WHILE AT GATE RUNNING APU FOR 5 MIN WITH GEN AND PACKS ON. CREW SHUTDOWN APU AND FIRED NR 1 EXTINGUISHER. FOUND FLEX COUPLING AT SURGE CONTROL VALVE BLOWN. REPLACED NR 1 FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT APU ON MCO 49-00-01A.

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