SDR 0600479755

Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
March 5, 2006
Submitted
March 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47179
Aircraft time
83,162 hours, 76,884 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
GTCP8598DCA
Part serial
178
Condition
Smoke
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
58,728 hours, 49,851 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH AFT RIGHT LAV SMOKE ALARM SOUNDED AND SMOKE/SMELL WAS REPORTED THRU OUT THE AC. FLIGHT CREW SHUTOFF RIGHT PACK AND APU AIR SWITCH AND SMELL CEASED. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT DESTINATION AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF APU OIL LEAK AND INGESTION INTO APU AIR INTAKE. APU EXTERIOR CLEANED. APU GROUND RUN AND NO LEAKS FOUND. COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED, PACK BURNOUT PERFORMED AND COALESCER BAGS CHANGED ONCE MORE.

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