SDR USAAD01129

Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
June 20, 2001
Submitted
July 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48028
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
36177502
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT-MIA - FLT 375 - DURING CRUISE, THE APU QUIT RUNNING. THE APU WAS RESTARTED AND RAN A FEW MINUTES BEFORE QUITTING AGAIN. AS THE LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR WAS ON MEL, THE AIRCRAFT NOW ONLY HAD ONE OPERATING GENERATOR. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU FUEL CONTROL, FUEL SOLENOID VALVE, AND COMBUSTION CAN. THE LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR POWER RELAY WAS ALSO REPLACED AND THE LEFT GENERATOR MEL REMOVED. (M)

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