What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THERE WAS SMOKE OR HAZE IN THE CABIN. FOUND OIL AROUND APU INLET. SUSPECT EXCESS OIL RAN DOWN INTO APU INLET.
- Difficulty date
- November 25, 2001
- Submitted
- November 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49367
- Aircraft time
- 48,514 hours, 24,857 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Inlet
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.