Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 29, 2012
Submitted
May 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7530
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49922
Aircraft time
62,831 hours, 32,511 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
5940405503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PSP - CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED PSS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND AUXILIARY POWER UNIT OIL COOLER CRACKED AT CORNER SEAM. REPLACED APU. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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