What was found
BEFORE FLIGHT 102 ON GROUND IN SFO, 3 CABIN SMOKE DETECTORS ILLUMINATED ON THE GROUND. ON INSP FOUND APU TO BE LEAKING OIL. INGESTED INTAKE, SMOKE DET OK IAW AMM 26-10-0 DEFERRRED IAW MEL 49-11-01 DMI NR 32097. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2008
- Submitted
- March 20, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N362DH
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4203
- Aircraft serial
- 084
- Aircraft time
- 48,592 hours, 30,946 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- TSCP7004B
- Part serial
- P90370
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 48,874 hours, 18,566 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.