Service difficulty report · Inlet · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 23, 2007
Submitted
January 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Aircraft time
46,643 hours, 31,977 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Inlet
Part number
38003681
Part serial
P252
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Apu
Part time
2,268 hours, 1,464 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED SMOKE ODOR IN THE CABIN. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS SHUTDOWN AND APU DOORS WERE CHECKED, DETECTING A PLASTIC IN THE APU INLET. PLASTIC WAS REMOVED AND WATER SEPARATORS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 21-20-2, TESTED CORRECT. DURING BOARDING, CAPTAIN REPORTED AGAIN SMOKE ODOR IN THE CABIN, SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR. APU, WATER SEPARATORS AND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGERS OF BOTH SYSTEMS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 49-10-00, 21-20-2 AND 21-51-02, TESTED CORRECT.

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