Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 28, 2016
Submitted
April 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49597
Aircraft time
78,575 hours, 41,959 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE & FUMES IN THE CABIN. FUMES DISSIPATED DURING RETURN TO FIELD. ACCOMPLISHED CAR MCM 21-96-01 & FOUND APU OIL INGESTION. APU OIL GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. R & R APU MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG IAW AMM 40-90-12. LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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