SDR AALA016043

Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 10, 2001
Submitted
May 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N882RA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49949
Part
Apu
Part number
3812761
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LAX - AFTER LANDING STARTING APU CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE, LIGHT IN COLOER AND NOT HEAVY. REPLACED SOCKS. OLD SOCKS WERE DAMP, NOT WET. INSTALLED TES9220 AND TES9338. REQS BURN OUT OF LT PACKS AND REPLACEMENT OF SOCKS AFTER BURN OUT SEE MM 21-20-02. PERFORMED PACK BUR PER MM WITH ENGINES ONLY. NO SMOKE PRESENT. WITH APU AIR, HEAVY SMOKE. BELIEVE FLUID IN APU LINES, REQUIRES FURTHER TROUBLE SHOOTING. NEED TO PLACARD APU INOPERATIVE. APU IS CONTAMINATED, OTHERWISE OPS CHECK OK. OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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