Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
January 20, 2023
Submitted
January 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55090
Aircraft time
51,390 hours, 36,095 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHIP 9585 -SMKE- DURING BOARDING WITH APU RUNNING PACKS, SMOKE AND ODOR FILLED THE CABIN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE APU HAD FAILED AND DUMPED ALL ITS OIL ON THE GROUND. THE APU WAS REPLACED. THE COALESCER BAGS WERE THEN REPLACED AND A DUCT BURN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE ALSO HAND CLEANED THE DUCTING FROM THE WATER SEPARATOR. NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE FOUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (LP #4048900)

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