Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 15, 2006
Submitted
May 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53023
Aircraft time
50,036 hours, 26,899 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
3812761
Part serial
P236
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
55,207 hours, 28,693 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE DURING TAXI TO GATE. PAX DEPLANED VIA EMERGENCY SLIDES ON TAXI WAY. REPLACED APU. FOUND TO HAVE OIL CONTAMINATED AIR INLET. SUSPECT EXCESS OIL IN GEARCASE SEEPING FROM CASE VENT TO BE CAUSE. SUSPECT EXCESS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE OIL CHECK VALVE AND WINDMILLING, WHICH PUMPS OIL FROM TANK TO GEARCASE.

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