Service difficulty report · Controller · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
April 22, 2011
Submitted
April 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650K
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
7034
Aircraft time
4,829 hours, 3,321 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
21183302
Part serial
86187
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
4,829 hours, 3,321 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT DURING APU START THE APU RPM INDICATED 116 PERCENT, THE APU "FAIL" ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMIATED, THE APU EGT INDICATED 24 DEG C AND THE APU MASTER CIRCUT BREAKER POPPED. THE APU WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL PROCEDURES AND THE TRIP CONTINUED. UPON RETURN, THE FAULT WAS TROUBLESHOT TO A DEFECITVE APU ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER. THE CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED AND CHECK IAW MM 49-40-00 AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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