Service difficulty report · Oil Syst · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13891
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49102
Part
Oil Syst
Part number
38003681
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
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

A MODERATE AMOUNT OF SMOKE APPEARED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EWR WITH THE PNEUMATIC PRESSURE GAUGE READING 70 PSI. THE SMOKE SLOWLY DISSIPATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BOTH ENGINE SADDLE STRAPS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE APU WAS FOUND OVERSERVICED WITH OIL. THE OIL WAS DRAINED AND THE APU OIL WAS RESERVICED. BOTH COALESCER BAGS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. BOTH ACM'S WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND PROPERLY SERVICED WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. A HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED FOR 10 MINUTES WITH NO SMOKE OR ODOR NOTED.

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