Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 26, 2001
Submitted
May 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53416
Aircraft time
24,200 hours, 18,978 cycles
Engine time
12,200 hours, 19,858 cycles
Part
Turbine
Part number
38005041
Part serial
P80131
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
12,200 hours, 19,858 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU FAILED IN FLIGHT, WOULD NOT RESTART ON GROUND. REPLACED SPEED SENSOR AND CONTROLLER, NO HELP. APU HANGS AT 20 PERCENT WITH SPARKS OUT OF TAILPIPE SUSPECT TURBINE FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU ASSY PER M/M. OPS / LK CK OK. MCO/PLAC REMOVED.

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