Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 20, 2012
Submitted
July 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53243
Aircraft time
56,907 hours, 42,339 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
43,236 hours, 29,857 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bleed
Part time
43,236 hours, 29,857 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, CABIN CREW NOTIFIED FLIGHT CREW OF A BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. FLIGHT CREW THEN PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL AIR TURN BACK. ON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL IN THE APU BLEED DUCT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DUCT BURN OUT AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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