Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 767*

Difficulty date
December 9, 2003
Submitted
December 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421AV
Make and model
Boeing 767*
Aircraft serial
25421
Aircraft time
44,253 hours, 9,904 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SMOKE ODOR THROUGH THE PASSENGER CABIN WITH NO SMOKE EVIDENCE. SMOKE DETECTORS ACTIVATED ON THE AFT AND FORWARD LAVATORIES. UTILITY BUSES WERE TURNED OFF WITH NO HELP ON THE SITUATION. LT AND RT RECIRCULATING FANS WERE TURNED OFF AS WELL AS THE RIGHT HAND. PACK AND THE ODOR DISAPPEARED. ENGINE BLEED AIR TUBE LINES AND PACKS BLEED AIR TUBE LINES WERE INSPECTED IAW AMM 20-20-00. OIL LEAK EVIDENCE WAS FOUND INTO THE APU BLEED AIR TUBE LINES. APU WAS DEFERRED TO DMI.N°1 MEL 49-11-1 CAT "C".

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