Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
July 27, 2015
Submitted
July 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53560
Aircraft time
34,696 hours, 29,790 cycles
Engine
Iae V2528D5
Engine time
35,686 hours, 24,273 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Leaking
Location
Everywhere
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DIVERTED DUE TO OIL FUME ODOR IN CABIN. RT GENERATOR OFF AND RT AC POWER FAULT WITH CORRESPONDING LOSS OF AC POWER. RT GENERATOR OVERHEAT STATUS MESSAGE ON EOAP. SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE GENERATOR FAILURE, APU WAS STARTED. F/A REPORTED A SMOKE OIL FUME ODOR IN CABIN. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND APU OIL TEMP SENSOR LOOSE AND LEAKING OIL. SECURED THE SENSOR. FOUND RT VSCF GENERATOR LEAKING OIL AND REPLACED IT. R & R CEU AND EPCU DUE TO CONTINUED FAULTS DURING TROUBLESHOOTING. AFTER ENGINE HIGH POWER RUN FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE GEARBOX AT VSCF GARLOCK SEAL. REPLACED SEAL. LEAK AND OPS TEST ON GEARBOX AND APU OIL SENSOR CHECKS GOOD.

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