Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 18, 2014
Submitted
September 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N871GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53296
Aircraft time
44,782 hours, 38,780 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT STRONG SMELL OF FUMES THROUGHOUT CABIN & COCKPIT. RAN QRH 26.2 FUMES DISSIPATED ONLY BRIEFLY & RETURNED DURING DESCENT. PERFORMED QRH 26.5 FUMES REMOVAL PRESSURIZED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPLIED WITH WORK ORDER 00234942 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. REF LP 545051 FOR APU OIL LEAK & CORRECTIVE ACTION. REF LP'S 545050 FOR SOCK R & R, 545055 FOR RECIRC FILTER R & R. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. OPERATED PACKS WITH NO ABNORMAL SMELLS NOTED. SSE CONCURRENCE RECEIVED, OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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