Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 11, 2007
Submitted
June 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
62,896 hours, 30,688 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Apu
Part number
38003681
Part serial
P252
Condition
Failed
Part time
2,566 hours, 1,661 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED SMOKE ON AFT LAVATORIES. AT PLATFORM, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A TURBINE COOLING SYSTEM CHECK, DETERMINING TO REPLACE THE WATER SEPARATOR OF LT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IAW MM 21-20-01; SO AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE HEAT EXCHANGERS OF BOTH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND COOLING TURBINE WERE CHECKED, ALL CORRECT. APU WAS REPLACED IAW 49-10-00; DUCTS OF BOTH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WERE CLEANED IAW MPCM 21-30-00 AND WATER SEPARATORS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 21-20-02, TESTED CORRECT IAW MM 21-00-00.

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