Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
September 24, 2017
Submitted
September 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53612
Aircraft time
50,830 hours, 25,223 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
AAP3701A
Part serial
P281
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 300
Part time
10,319 hours, 5,683 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. SMOKE IN CABIN ACCOUNT AUXILIARY POWER UNIT OIL INGESTION. APU PLENUM DRAIN AT APU AIR INLET BLOWING SMOKE WHICH IS BEING SUCKED INTO APU INLET. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU PER MCM CARD 49-96-83. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN PER MCM CARD 21-92-12. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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