Service difficulty report · Starter · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 22, 2007
Submitted
February 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N456AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49561
Part
Starter
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Pwa
Component part number
5940405503
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

ORD INFLIGHT, SMOKE AND FUMES REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE ANTI ICE ON PACKS MEDIUM SETTING. SMOKE DISSIPATED WITH REDUCTION IN POWER AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLLERS SET TO FULL COLD. RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT DUE TO OIL LEAK AT MATING SURFACE OF STARTER. PERFORMED PACK BURN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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