Service difficulty report · Oil Pump · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49153
Part
Oil Pump
Part number
379580XXX
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

IN FULL COLD POSN LT AIR COND PACK REPORTED TO CAUSE OILY BURNING SMELL AND MADE CABIN APPEAR FOGGY. CREW WENT TO MANUAL AND SMELL AND FOG WENT AWAY. THE LT AND RT WATER SEPARATORS WERE REPLACED AND CHECKED OK. LATER FLT REPORTED SLIGHT FUMES FROM LT PACK, WHICH WAS PLACARDED PER MEL. ON OVERNIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND LT PACK OK, BUT OIL LEAK FROM APU. REACTIVATED LT PACK AND PLACARDED APU INOP PER MEL. CHECK-C 2-1-98 STL. *S/D* FOUND PACKINGS ON APU OIL PUMP ASSEMBLY BANJO FITTING WERE LEAKING, ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK ONTO PLATFORM AND ON INTO APU AIR INLET. REPLACED PACKINGS ON OIL PUMP BANJO FITTING.

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