Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 15, 2005
Submitted
August 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N555AN
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53085
Part
Apu
Part number
5940405503
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JFK - INFLIGHT LGA TO DFW, AFTER TAKE OFF STRONG BURNING FLUID SMELL WAS NOTED IN COCKPIT. F/A REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. AIR INTERRUPTED TO JFK AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OIL LEAK ON AUXILLARY POWER UNIT. REPLACED APU. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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