Service difficulty report · Apu · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
October 24, 2008
Submitted
October 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
177
Aircraft time
6,371 hours, 3,902 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WITH APU RUNNING AND BLEED AIR IN AUTO THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF OIL. THERE IS ALSO MULTIPLE DROPS OF OIL ON THE FWD SERVICE COMP FLOOR JUST AHEAD OF THE FLY AWAY KIT BAGS. REMOVED APU DUE TO INTERNAL OIL LEAK AND INSTALLED A REPAIRED UNIT. IAW MM 49-000 ALL OPS/LEAK CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.