What was found
SEA- SMELLED SMOKE IN THE CABIN WHEN BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT. LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND APU ALLOWING OIL INTO BLEED SYSTEM. COMPLIED WITH BLEED AIR SYSTEM CHECK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2002
- Submitted
- March 12, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N498US
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK4000
- Aircraft serial
- 11181
- Aircraft time
- 40,758 hours, 51,262 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.