SDR AALA960161

Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1756
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48491
Part
Apu
Part number
NHL6050507
Condition
Leaking Oil
Location
Apu Compt
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JFK - FLT 0735 - AFTER TAKEOFF JFK DURING CLIMB-OUT, ACRID BURNING ODOR NOTED THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT WITH NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. ACCOMPLISHED CHK LIST AND ACFT RETURNED TO JFK LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE OF NR 1 ENG COMPR, NO DEFECTS FOUND. CHECKED ALL ENG BLEED DUCTS FOR PRESENCE OF OIL WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. REPLACED ALL COALESCER BAGS AND ACCOMPLISHED GROUND ENG RUN AND PACK BURN-OUT PROCEDURE WITH NO DEFECTS FND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. ACCOMPLISHED CHK FLT, PROBLEM REPEATED. REPLACED APU DUE TO OIL DISCOVERED IN BLEED DUCTS. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN-OUT PROCEDURE AND REPLACED ALL COALESCER BAGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHK NORMAL OPER. (X)

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