Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
May 7, 2016
Submitted
May 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
284
Aircraft time
46,287 hours, 67,725 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Bent
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
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

JET FUEL ODOR IN CABIN. AFTER MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND OIL RESIDUE ON RECIRC FAN AND ADJACENT DUCT WORK. AUXILIARY POWER UNIT. FOUND TEFLON CONNECTOR HOSE ON APU OIL DRAIN LINE ABOVE RECIRC FAN TO BE BENT IN A BLOCKED POSITION. REMOVED HOSE AND REPOSITIONED ADEL CLAMP ON RIGID LINE. INSTALLED NEW TEFLON HOSE. RAN APU, OPS AND LK CHECKS GOOD. CLEAR MEL.