Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 8, 2005
Submitted
December 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49245
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
LD
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

ORD - COMING IN FOR LANDING AT ABOUT 2000 FEET SMELLED AN UNIDENTIFIED ODOR. AFTER LANDING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INFORMED CREW OF A LITE HAZY SMOKE IN THE CABIN. SHUT OFF THE WING AND ENGINE ANTI-ICE AND THE SMOKE SUBSIDED. SUSPECT OIL LEAKING INTO APU INLET. REPLACED APU. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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