SDR Y2PA96006

Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
February 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N198US
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47045
Part
Connector
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
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

YIP - AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) SHUT DOWN AT FLIGHT LEVEL 350, AND WOULD NOT RE-START. LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR INOP (DEFERRED ITEM NR 0043), APU REQUIRED FOR FLIGHT OPERATION. AIRCRAFT TO YIP. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND SHORTED PIN (PIN NR F) IN THE APU SPEED SENSE CANNON PLUG. REPLACED DEFECTIVE PIN IN CANNON PLUG, APU OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. PIN NR F IS FOR THE APU LOW OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. LOW OIL PRESSURE WILL SHUT THE APU DOWN. (M)

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