Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 29, 2007
Submitted
July 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49656
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
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

DFW - INFLIGHT T848/29JUN - CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) LEAKING OIL. REPLACED APU ON 01 JUL 2007 AT DFW. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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