Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 12, 2007
Submitted
March 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Aircraft time
47,041 hours, 32,217 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Apu
Part number
38003681
Part serial
P513C
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
10,506 hours, 7,084 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN AT 28,000 FEET. THE UPPER AND LOWER WING PANELS AND APU WERE CHECKED AND NO LEAKS WERE DETECTED. NEVERTHELESS, THE AIR CONDITIONING WATER SEPARATORS AND ENGINES WERE CHECKED BY CONDITION AND LEAKS AND NO ODOR NEITHER LEAKS WERE DETECTED, THEREFORE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED. OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH 123,300 POUNDS AND MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT IS 139,500 POUNDS. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE FUEL AND OIL ODOR CONTINUED WITH AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLIED BY APU. AIR CONDITIONING WATER SEPARATORS, APU FUEL HEATER AND APU WERE REPLACED IAW MM 21-20-02, 49-31-01 AND 49-10-00 TESTED CORRECT.

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