Service difficulty report · Apu · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
November 13, 2013
Submitted
November 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N236QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
136
Aircraft time
10,166 hours, 6,416 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38005482
Part serial
P295
Condition
Odor
Part time
8,861 hours, 9,672 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIR CONDITIONING SMELLS LIKE DIRTY SOCKS. RAN APU FOR ONE HOUR. VERY WEAK OIL ODOR WHEN BLEED AIR IS FIRST TURNED ON. COMPLIED WITH ENGINE RUN UP AND TURNED ON BLEED AIR, STILL A VERY WEAK OIL ODOR NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU AND TURBOCOOLER IAW MM 49-10-01 AND 21-52-03. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.