Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 24, 2008
Submitted
October 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9620D
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53591
Aircraft time
32,526 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
GTCP8598DHF
Part serial
P1232
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
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

INFLIGHT T4XG/24SEP CREW REPORTED NOXIOUS FUMES IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. COCKPIT CREW USED OXYGEN MASKS. RETURNED TO MCI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) AND PERFORMED PACK BURN OUT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPS.

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