Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
February 21, 2008
Submitted
February 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47115
Aircraft time
88,087 hours, 79,288 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PASSENGER BOTH REPORTED A BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. FLIGHT CONTINUED AS SCHEDULED AND LANDED AT MEM WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED EVERY POSSIBLE SOURCE OF FUMES ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE APU OIL OVER SERVICED. OIL WAS DRAINED FROM THE APU, BOTH OF THE PACKS UNDERWENT BURNOUT PROCEDURES AND IT WAS DETERMINED THEN THAT "THE LT PACK WAS CAUSING THE SMOKE". BURNOUT PROCEDURES REPEATED, BOTH COALESCER BAGS REPLACED, AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK PERFORMED. NO SMOKE OR ODOR EXPERIENCED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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