Service difficulty report · Apu · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 4, 2009
Submitted
October 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
217
Aircraft time
44,524 hours, 50,155 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
167301101
Part serial
915109
Condition
Smoke
Location
Tail
Part time
31,878 hours, 42,277 cycles
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

WHEN AUXILIARY PWR UNIT BLEED SELECTED ON ODOR IN CABIN WAS NOTED AND LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. NO SMOKE SEEN. NO DIFFICULTIES FOUND WITH SMOKE DETECTOR IN LAVATORY. INSPECTED, NO LEAKS NOTED. APU APPEARS TO BE BURNING OIL. EXHAUST AND OR FUMES ENTERED CABIN THRU AIR STAIR DOOR OPENING.