Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478AC
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48063
Part
Apu
Part number
3812761M
Condition
Overserviced
Location
A/C Tail
Part time
18,434 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SMOKE AND ODOR ENTERED THE CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. BOTH THE SMOKE AND ODOR DISAPPEARED AFTER PULLING THE RECIRCULATING FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE RECIRCULATING FAN. THE APU WAS CLEANED AND RUN WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE APU BURNER CAN AND FOUND OIL IN TORUS AREA. THE BURNER CAN WAS REINSTALLED, THE COALESCER BAGS WERE CHANGED. THE APU WAS OPERATED WITH PACKS RUNNING TO LEAK CHECK AND CLEAR OUT SMELL FROM APU BEING OVERSERVICED. OPERATION CHECKED GOOD WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.

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