Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 28, 2010
Submitted
October 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53346
Aircraft time
50,327 hours, 36,622 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Engine time
18,157 hours, 32,594 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, BOTH OF THE AFT LAVATORIES SMOKE DETECTORS ALARMS SOUNDED WITH LIGHT HAZE AND ODOR IN THE AFTCABIN. CLEARED AND ALARMS STOPPED WHEN CLIMBING THROUGH 12K FT SO FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. UPON ARRIVAL, MX FOUND THE APU LEAKING OIL AND REPLACED THE APU. MX PERFORMED OPS 5089 DUCT BURN OUT AND REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS.

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