Service difficulty report · Inlet · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 9, 2012
Submitted
October 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53378
Aircraft time
54,100 hours, 39,648 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

ON TAXI IN, WHEN APU IS PROVIDING AIR TO AIR CONDITIONING, AN ABNORMAL ODOR IS OMITTED FROM ACFT VENTS. ACFT IS NORMAL ON ENGINE AIR. TROUBLESHOT FOUND APU INLET CONTAMINATED WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID. CLEANED INLET, PERFORMED APU DUCT BURNOUT AND REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. LEAK CHECKS GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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