What was found
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER APU START AT GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU OIL COOLER LEAKING OIL. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. R & R SWITCH IAW AMM 49-90-03.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2016
- Submitted
- August 5, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N955U
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49427
- Aircraft time
- 78,534 hours, 42,632 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Switch
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Oil Cooler
- Component
- Apu · Honeywell · GTCP8598DHF
- Component part number
- GTCP8598DHF
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.