What was found
ON TAXI IN APU OIL CONSUMPTION WAS HIGH AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF OIL WHEN USING THE APU. THE APU WAS PLACED ON MEL DEACTIVATED PER 49-01.
- Difficulty date
- December 30, 2008
- Submitted
- January 2, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N355MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 747341
- Aircraft serial
- 23395
- Aircraft time
- 69,430 hours, 13,557 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.