Service difficulty report · Apu · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
September 18, 2008
Submitted
October 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
279
Part
Apu
Part number
167301101
Part serial
SPE945116
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
13,145 hours, 13,145 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

F/A REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN WHEN ACFT PARKED AT THE GATE. INSPECTED ACFT FOUND NO DEFECTS WITH EXTERNAL DC POWER APPLIED TO ACFT. STARTED APU, BLEEDS OIL MIST AND SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN AND SELECTED APU OFF. GROUND RAN WITH ENGINE BLEEDS SELECTED INDIVIDUALLY, NO OIL OR SMOKE VISIBLE. R&R THE APU.