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    Auxiliary Power Unit I

    DC 9/80
    OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Chapter 4 - 1/3 02/01/18

    GENERAL INFORMATION

    The Auxiliary Power Unit is a turbine installed to provide pneumatic pressure to


    conditioned air system or to start the engines on when the airplane is on the ground.
    Thanks to a dedicated generator, The APU can provide electricity for the normal
    functioning of all systems. It is possible to use this unit even during flight, exclusively for
    electrical power.

    The APU is situated in the rear part of the fuselage, in a not-pressurized section. The
    exhaust gas of the APU, are discharged overboard through a duct that ends near the right
    engine.

    OPERATION
    The APU starter works with direct current, to start it the battery switch must be in ON
    position. The START PUMP provides fuel to the APU, when no other pumps are
    operational. Gas temperature is always monitored and display by an EGT indicator in the
    overhead panel.
    Auxiliary Power Unit I
    DC 9/80
    OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Chapter 4 - 2/3 02/01/18

    COCKPIT CONTROL PANEL

    EGT INDICATOR: APU RPM


    Display the INDICATOR:
    temperature of APU AIR SWITCH:
    See chapter. 16: PNEUMATICS is made of two
    exhaust gas in indicators that displays
    degree Celsius. APU RPM percentage.
    Maximum Smaller indicator has
    temperature is increments of 1% from
    760° C 0 to 9; bigger indicator
    increases of 2% from 0
    to 100.
    FIRE AGENT
    Discharge switch
    APU FIRE CONT APU DOORS Switch
    switch (guarded to AUTO):
    AUTO: The opening
    See chapter 8: FIRE and closing sequence
    PROTECTION is automatically
    performed.
    RAM: Momentary
    position that provides
    manual override to
    open RAM doors.
    APU MASTER SWITCH: NON RAM: Momentary
    APU master switch has three positions: position that provides
    START: momentary position to initiate starting sequence manual override to
    NOTE: open RAM doors.
    to start the APU the START PUMP switch must be ON if OFF: Removes power
    no other pumps are active. Battery switch must be ON from doors control
    and battery power available. circuit. The doors
    remain in their last
    RUN: normal position for APU operations. position.
    OFF: to switch the APU off. It closes the pneumatic air
    valve, regardless of APU AIR SWITCH position.
    NOTE:
    At start up the APU has an automatic 60 seconds warm
    up period before APU air is available regardless of the
    APU AIR switch position.

    The APU has a 60 seconds unload operation delay


    before shutting down. Pneumatic pressure is not
    available.
    Auxiliary Power Unit I
    DC 9/80
    OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Chapter 4 - 3/3 02/01/18

    APU ANNUCIATOR LIGHTS

    APU STARTER ON Light:


    ON: APU starter is energized
    OFF: starter not energized.

    WAAP

    APU OIL PRESSURE LOW Light:

    ON: when the APU start switch is in


    the ON position, and oil pressure is
    low. During APU starting it is on
    until oil pressure reaches normal
    values.

    EOAP

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