Aircraft with an engine control device in the engine compartment and method to obtain such aircraft

A method to add or move an engine control device for an auxiliary power unit (APU) in an engine compartment and in of an aircraft fuselage, the method comprising:

• providing a first engine control device mounted in a first fuselage section forward of a pressure bulkhead in the fuselage, wherein the first engine control device is connected to at least one control cable also connected to a control device in a nose or cockpit of the fuselage, and the first engine control device is connected to at least one transmission cable extending aft through the fuselage and through the pressure bulkhead, wherein the at least one transmission cable is connected to at least one sensor cable connected to at least one sensor in the engine section, wherein the at least one sensor monitors the APU and the at least one transmission cable is connected to at least one actuator cable connected to at least one actuator configured to control the APU;
• disconnecting the first engine control device from the at least one command cable and from the at least one transmission cable;
• replacing the first engine control device with a jumper connector positioned in the first fuselage section at a location corresponding to a location of the first engine control device, wherein the jumper connector electrically connects the at least one command cable to the at least one transmission cable;
• installing a second engine control device in the engine compartment of the fuselage housing the APU;
• connecting the second engine control device to the at least one transmission cable at a location aft of the pressure bulkhead;
• connecting the at least one sensor directly to the second engine control device via the at least one sensor cable or via a replacement sensor cable, and
• connecting the second engine control device to the at least one actuator via the at least one actuator cable or a replacement actuator cable.