SDR AALA990615

Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53252
Part
Gasket
Part number
2651
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
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

DFW - FLT 334 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW, A RUBBER ODOR AND A LIGHT SMOKEY HAZE WAS NOTED BY FLIGHT CREW. FLIGHT AIR INTERRUPTED AND RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL CAP SEAL DAMAGED. REPLACED APU OIL CAP SEAL AND LEAK CHECKED OK. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PACK BURNOUT. AFTER BURNOUT WAS ACCOMPLISHED, COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY. PACKS WERE OPERATED WITH NO LEAKS, ODOR, OR SMOKE NOTED. SYTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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