Service difficulty report · Seal · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 6, 2015
Submitted
June 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
33,098 hours, 34,547 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SULFUR ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN. VERIFIED ODOR COMING FROM THE APU BLEED AIR. TURNED OFF APU BLEED AIR AND ODOR DISSIPATED. GROUND RAN BOTH ENGINES WITH BOTH BLEED SOURCES ON. NO ODOR FOUND. VISUALLY INSPECTED & FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK AROUND APU GENERATOR/ GEARBOX OUTPUT SHAFT. REPLACED APU GEARBOX OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL IAW AMM 49-90-17-000-801 & TR 49-040. APU GENERATOR OPS CHECK GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. C/W OPERATION TEST OF ECS TEMP CONTROL. REF AMM 21-61-00-710-803. NO SULFUR SMELL IN FLIGHTDECK/CABIN. RETURNED TO SERVICE.