What was found
SMOKE & ODOR REPORTED IN THE CABIN. IDENTIFIED APU OIL INGESTION AS SOURCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT IAW MCM 49-96-83. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 2016
- Submitted
- May 27, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9622A
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53593
- Aircraft time
- 49,797 hours, 23,968 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 7917430533
- Part serial
- P1059
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 24,156 hours, 11,728 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.