Service difficulty report · Apu · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date
February 26, 2002
Submitted
February 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial
11182
Aircraft time
41,472 hours, 51,497 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

YEG - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WHEN THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED. DURING INSPECTION OF APU AN EXTERNAL OIL LEAK WAS NOTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACM PACK CONDENSER SOCKS FOR OIL CONTAMINATION. NONE WAS NOTED. PRESSURIZED AND RAN AIRCRAFT WITH PACKS AT FULL HOT FOR 20 MINUTES. NO SMOKE WAS NOTED AND SMOKE DETECTOR DID NOT SOUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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