Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 16, 2011
Submitted
February 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53247
Aircraft time
52,678 hours, 38,598 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Engine time
19,989 hours, 36,923 cycles
Part
Gasket
Part serial
P80391
Condition
Torn
Location
Apu Oil Tank Cap
Part time
19,989 hours, 36,923 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE CABIN, COCKPIT AND ALL LAVATORY ALARMS SOUNDING DURING TAKEOFF. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED ACFT TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MX FOUND APU COMPARTMENT CONTAMINATED WITH OIL AND APU OIL CAP SEAL "TORN". MX REPLACED THE OIL CAP AND SEAL, CLEANED THE APU COMPARTMENT AND PERFORMED PNEUMATIC DUCT BURNOUT.

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