SDR MEX2002360

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 12, 2002
Submitted
April 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53174
Part
Control Unit
Part number
947F9453
Part serial
XG919BC
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLT 589 - MEX-CUN - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, AFTER ENGINES STARTING RIGHT GENERATORS DID NOT TAKE POWER. DURING CHECK WAS DETECTED THAT THE APU LEFT BAR BLUE LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON. DURING GENERATION TESTS, DETECTED THAT THE APU LEFT BAR WAS NOT WORKING, BUT IT PERMITTED THAT GPU AND ENGINES ENERGIZE THE BAR. GCU AND BCU WERE REPLACED BUT FAIL CONTINUED. AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH APU OUT OF SERVICE IAW MEL 49-1. (M)

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