What was found
SMOKE & FUMES IN CABIN WHILE IN BLOCKS. FOUND OIL IN APU INLET. PERFORMED PACK BURN IAW 21-92-12. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW 49-96-83. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 2014
- Submitted
- January 8, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53628
- Aircraft time
- 43,647 hours, 21,286 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- GTCP8598DHF
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 2,298 hours, 1,177 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.