Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 1, 2019
Submitted
August 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
42,316 hours, 44,482 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

RAMP REPORTS THAT SPARKS WERE COMING FROM APU DURING STARTUP AND FLUID WAS LEAKING ONCE IT WAS RUNNING, START SEEMED NORMAL EXCEPT STARTER LIGHT STAYED ON LONGER THAN NORMAL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU, PERFORMED OPS TEST IAW AMM TASK 49-00-00-710-801. NO LEAKS, OPS TEST NORMAL. NO SMOKE, NO SPARKS. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.