Service difficulty report · Oil System · Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV

Difficulty date
September 5, 2016
Submitted
September 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509QS
Make and model
Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV
Aircraft serial
637
Aircraft time
14,106 hours, 5,049 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

STRONG ACRID ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL IN COCKPIT, BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND CABIN AREA, SMELL STRONG WITH APU AIR ON. AIRCRAFT POWERED ON EXTERNAL AC CART WITH ALL CABIN/GALLEY SYSTEMS ON FOR 2 HOURS. NO SMELL/SMOKE DETECTED AS PER THE CREW SMELL WAS PRESENT WITH APU ON. INSPECTED APU OIL QUANTITY LEVEL AND FOUND APU OVERSERVICED ABOUT 1.5 CANS. APU OIL QTY SYSTEM SERVICED TO THE CORRECT LEVEL IAW AMM 12-14-49 REV 44 DATED JUN 15 2016. APU RUN IAW AMM 49-00-00 REV 44 DATED JUN 15 2016, SATISFACTORY NO SMELL/SMOKE DETECTED. OIL LEVEL CHECK IAW AMM 12-14-49 REV 44 DATED JUN 15 2016, SATISFACTORY.