What was found
ACRID ODOR DURING INITIAL CLIMB, DISSIPATES QUICKLY. ODOR RETURNS DURING IDLE DESCENT. FOUND OIL LEAKING ON HOT SECTION OF APU. R & R APU IAW MCM 49-96-82 & PACK BURN MCM 21-92-12.
- Difficulty date
- October 28, 2015
- Submitted
- November 4, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N569AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49351
- Aircraft time
- 87,209 hours, 39,837 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.