SDR GTIA040005

Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 7, 2004
Submitted
March 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826NK
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49391
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Fuel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DTW - FLT 1605 - AFTER STARTING APU ON THE GROUND AFTER LANDING THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF JET FUEL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN APU AIR SWITCH OFF. FOUND EXTERNAL OIL LEAK ON LOW PRESSURE TRANSMITTER LEAKING INTO NON-RAM AIR DOOR. TIGHTENED B-NUTS AND NO LEAKS NOTED. (M)

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