Service difficulty report · Seal · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 26, 2013
Submitted
April 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
139
Aircraft time
61,513 hours, 68,724 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
4950716
Condition
Leaking
Location
Starter Gen
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WITH APU RUNNING, WITHOUT GROUND POWER UNIT, ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE COMING FROM CARGO BAY / APU AREA. INSPECTED AND FOUND APU STARTEF GENERATOR TO BE THE CAUSE OF SMOKE AND FUMES. NO DAMAGE NOTED. REMOVED APU STARTER GENERATOR AND FOUND OIL SOAKED. SUSPECT OIL LEAKING PAST REDUCTION DRIVE ASSY END SEAL OUTPUT SIDE.