Service difficulty report · Oil Tank · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 6, 2012
Submitted
February 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49887
Aircraft time
58,542 hours, 44,048 cycles
Part
Oil Tank
Part serial
P80224
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

THE INBOUND CREW REPORTED AN "ACRID SMELL" AND "HAZE" IN THE CABIN. UPON ARRIVAL, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU WAS OVER-SERVICED AND THE OIL CAP WAS LEAKING. APU SERVICED TO CORRECT LEVEL AND OIL CAP REPLACED. A DUCT BURNOUT WAS SATISFACTORILY PERFORMED AND NO FURTHER SMELL WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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