Service difficulty report · Oil System · Dhav DHC8101

Difficulty date
January 25, 2016
Submitted
January 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8101
Aircraft serial
299
Aircraft time
57,282 hours, 64,192 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BURNING ODOR COMING FROM APU BLEEDS. INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT WITH NO DEFECTS OR SIGNS OF ANYTHING BURNED. FOUND APU OIL SLIGHTLY OVER SERVICED. DRAINED OIL TO PROPER LEVEL. RAN APU BLEEDS FOR 30 MINUTES WITH NO BURNING ODOR NOTICED. OK FOR SERVICE.