Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
December 14, 2014
Submitted
December 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53381
Aircraft time
52,884 hours, 29,578 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT 30000 FEET, CRANKED APU AND ELECTRICAL BACKUP, F/A CALLED AND REPORTED ODOR IN CABIN. SHUTDOWN APU IMMEDIATELY. ODOR DISSAPATED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND APU OIL OVERSERVICED.. REMOVED .5 QUART OF OIL FROM APU AND CLEANED COMPARTMENT. RAN APU AND ENGINE. NO ODORS. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT AND REPLACED LT/RT COALESCER BAGS. AIRCRAFT CHECKS OK.

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