Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
November 3, 2025
Submitted
November 12, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N892AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55044
Aircraft time
49,134 hours, 34,985 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Apu Oil Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

NOTICED UNPLEASANT ODOR ON TAXI IN AFTER APU START AND OBSERVED LEAKING DARK FLUID UNDERNEATH APU COMPARTMENT ON SUBSEQUENT WALK AROUND. APU OIL CAP NOT PROPERLY SEATED AND APU AND COMPARTMENT AND AFT FUSELAGE COVERED WITH OIL. THE APU OIL CAP WAS PROPERLY SEVURED AND APU AND EXTERNAL AFT FUSELAGE WAS CLEANED. R/R COALESCER BAGS PER B717 AMM 21-54. CLEANED OUT AND BURNED OUT PNEUMATIC DUCTING. (7978044)

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