Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17812
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49250
Part
Apu
Part number
3812761
Condition
Oil Leak
Location
Acft Tail
Part time
23,757 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
B, K
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

A FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DEN. THE SMOKE SOURCE WAS ISOLATED TO AIR CONDITIONING PACKS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO DEN. MAIINTENANCE FOUND THE APU WAS BLOWING OIL UP THROUGH PLENUM INTO THE AIR SYSTEM. THE APU WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED PER MM 49-10-00. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 11,261.

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