Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
April 8, 2019
Submitted
April 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9630A
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53561
Aircraft time
60,610 hours, 30,584 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
69,655 hours, 31,341 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 GROUNDED: SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, BURNING TYPE ODOR WAS NOTICED IN COCKPIT AND THROUGHOUT CABIN. COULD NOT IDENTIFY SOURCE. AIR-RETURN FOR PRECAUTINARY LANDING. AGENT MEETING FLIGHT NOTICED ODOR UPON OPENING 1L DOOR. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CARD 05-96-70 AND FOUND THE APU COMPARTMENT OIL SOAKED AND DECLARED AN APU CHANGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU IAW CARD 49-96-83. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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