Service difficulty report · Apu · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date
September 2, 2000
Submitted
September 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial
11237
Aircraft time
30,008 hours, 36,591 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Leaking
Location
Aft
Component
Water Seperator · Garrtt
Component part number
18084932
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEA - THE SMOKE ALARM IN THE LAVATORY SOUNDED, IT RESET ITSELF AND NO FUMES OR SMOKE WERE NOTED. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND APU OIL SEAL LEAKING, ALLOWING OIL CONTAMINATION VIA THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM. PLACED APU ON DEFERRED MAINTENANCE LIST AND REPLACED AIR CONDITIONING WATER SEPARATOR SOCKS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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