Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957AS
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49126
Part
Apu
Part number
GTCP8598DHF
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu Compt
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

SEA - AIR TURN BACK OF FLT 442 - CREW REPORTED HYDRAULIC FLUID ODOR IN CABIN. REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATOR COALESCERS, NO CONTAMINATION OR ODOR NOTED. ODOR APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK. REPLACED RIGHT COOLING TURBINE, ODOR STILL PRESENT. RELEASED WITH RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE PER MEL 21.1. OPERATED AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WITH ENGINES AND APU AS AIR SOURCE. FOUND ODOR TO BE COMING FROM APU. REPLACED APU AND OPERATED PACKS WITH APU AS AIR SOURCE, NO ODOR OR DEFECT NOTED. (M)

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