auxiliary power unit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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On the island, Laczko waited as mechanics tried to fix the plane’s auxiliary power unit that sits in the tail of the plane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
During maintenance work technicians Umit Atas and Luciano "Lucky" Ferriera spotted two pairs of eyes from inside the exhaust of an auxiliary power unit.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2021
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer says the blaze was in the airliner’s auxiliary power unit and was extinguished with the plane’s fire suppression system.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2018
A Southwest Airlines plane was evacuated at John Wayne Airport on Monday night after a fire in the aircraft's auxiliary power unit, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2018
Despite the strength-sapping strain of working under four gravities of acceleration, they managed to get the auxiliary power unit into operation.
From Islands of Space by Campbell, John Wood
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