What was found
STRONG ODOR OF OIL IN THE COCKPIT AND LESSER ODOR IN CABIN. CONFIRMED OIL LEAK ABOVE OIL TANK. REMOVED AND REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT ASSEMBLY IAW WORK CARD 49-98-83. OPERATONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2017
- Submitted
- March 14, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9629H
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53599
- Aircraft time
- 51,493 hours, 25,238 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Oil Tank
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 9,572 hours, 5,230 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.