Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
June 24, 2019
Submitted
June 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53586
Aircraft time
49,456 hours, 32,747 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ODOR IN COCKPIT, FAR FWD & FAR AFT CABIN WHEN LEFT PACK MOVED FROM FULL COLD IN THE AUTO POSITION. FA'S DESCRIBED ODOR AS WHEN FURNACE HEAT ON FOR FIRST TIME OR CAMP FIRE. COCKPIT ODOR SIMILAR TO "POLLEN" BURN OFF DISIEATED WHEN FULL COLD SELECTED ON PACK. PAX DID NOT NOTICE. FOUND OIL LEAKING OUT OF APU COMPARTMENT, SHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING FROM FUEL CONTROL UNIT. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL UNIT PER MD90 AMM 49-32, OPS CHK & LEAK CHK OK. C/W AMD S CARD 4900-1845 APU INLET CLEANING. VERIFIED NO OIL IN PNEUMATIC DUCTING. C/ W NO GO ODI PERV AND FULL DUCT BURN OUT REF MD90 AMM 21-53. NO ODOR IN COCKPIT OR CABIN.

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