Service difficulty report · Duct · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 24, 2001
Submitted
December 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
215
Aircraft time
28,127 hours, 33,514 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LGA-FLIGHT 3909 CREW REPORTED OIL SMELL AND SMOKE INTERMITTENTLY COMING FROM BOTH APU BLEEDS ON GROUND AND ENGINE BLEEDS IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED OIL SMELL AND SMOKE FROM APU BLEED. RAN ENGINE BLEEDS, CLEARED TUBING OF OIL AND SMELL SUBSIDED. MEL 49-01 ISSUED FOR APU. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.