Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 29, 2017
Submitted
May 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49437
Aircraft time
57,847 hours, 53,310 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

VERY STRONG BURNING ODOR IN CABIN & COCKPIT. ODOR WAS PETROLEUM BASED. FOUND APU OVER SERVICED. SERVICED THE APU TO THE PROPER LEVEL.

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