What was found
WHILE OPERATING ON THE GROUND, APU MADE A LOUD BANG AND SHUT DOWN. APU TROUBLESHOT TO UNCONTAINED TURBINE FAILURE. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT. (M)
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N878RA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53184
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 3812761
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu Compt
- Part time
- 16,611 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.