Service difficulty report · Apu Inlet · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
September 25, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1831U
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46630
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Apu Inlet
Condition
Dirty
Location
Aft Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PUNGENT ODOR - SMOKE IN AIRCRAFT (PNEUMATICS SUPPLIED BY APU ONLY). WITH ENGINES RUNNING, IT BECAME WORSE. PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE APU. CLEANED APU INLET AREA DUE TO FUEL, OIL AND SKYDROL CONTAMINATION. REPLACED ALL THREE COALESER BAGS. NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.

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