What was found
PDX- OIL SMELL IN CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2001
- Submitted
- February 2, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N498US
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK4000
- Aircraft serial
- 11181
- Aircraft time
- 38,501 hours, 49,234 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38075412
- Part serial
- P37497
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 100,986 hours, 100,941 cycles
- 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.