Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 22, 2007
Submitted
May 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N162P
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49765
Aircraft time
51,037 hours, 35,163 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Apu
Part number
3812761
Part serial
P252
Condition
Failed
Part time
2,561 hours, 1,655 cycles
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.

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED SMOKE IN PASSENGER CABIN. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK IT WAS DETECTED OIL LEAKING IN THE ZONE OF LT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGERS AS WELL AS IN THE FLOOR ACCESS OF AIR CONDITIONED UNITS AREA. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACE THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LT HEAT EXCHANGERS, TURBINE ASSY COOLING, WATER SEPARATOR TEMPERATURE AND PNEUMATIC SHUTOFF VALVES IAW MM 49-10-00, 21-51-02, 21-51-03, 21-51-01, 21-20-03 AND 21-51-06 RESPECTIVELY, TESTED CORRECT.

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