- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2016
- Submitted
- August 29, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8311
- Aircraft serial
- 274
- Aircraft time
- 51,948 hours, 62,288 cycles
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Failed
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
APU FAILED. GENERATOR OVERHEAT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APU MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, AND CHECK FIRE DETECTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DISCHARGED BOTTLE. MX PREFORMED HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE COLLARED CB Q8 APU MAIN.