What was found
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED BURNING OIL SMELL IN CABIN WITH APU INLET WET AND APU LEAKING OIL. MAINTENANCE CHECKED APU FOR LEAKS AND OIL CAP SEAL CONDITION. NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT. CLEANED INLET. AIRCRAFT OKAY FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2012
- Submitted
- March 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N994DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53346
- Aircraft time
- 53,800 hours, 38,888 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Inlet
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.