- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2010
- Submitted
- August 18, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53258
- Aircraft time
- 52,050 hours, 38,559 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- Part
- Oil System
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
ON CLIMB OUT, F/A REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN WITH AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDING. MX ACCOMPLISHED OPS, 5088 SMOKE IN CABIN TROUBLESHOOTING. FOUND APU LEAKING OIL, CORRECTED OIL LEAK AND ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL DUCT BURN OUTS IAW OPS 5089. REPLACED H2O SEPARATOR BAGS.