Service difficulty report · Oil Syst · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49367
Part
Oil Syst
Condition
Over Serviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
LD
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

AT OUTER MARKER, THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND HAD OILY SMELL. AFTER TURNING OFF RUNWAY TURNED OFF ALL ANTI-ICE AND SMOKE CLEARED A LITTLE. THE APU WAS PREVIOUSLY DEACTIVATED FOR OIL LEAK CAUSING SMOKE. RAN LT ENG AND LT PACK AT MAX TEMP TO BURN OFF RESIDUE. RAN RT ENG AND RT PACK AT MAX FOR 20 MINUTES WITH NO SMELL OR SMOKE. APU REMAINED PLACARDED PER MEL. CHECK-C 6-1-98 STL. THE APU WAS REPLACED AND THE BLEED AIR SUPPLY OF THE APU WAS CHECKED FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL, BUT NONE WAS NOTED. THE INLET WAS COVERED WITH CLEAN OIL AND WAS REPLACED. SUSPECT THE APU WAS OVERSERVICED.

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