Service difficulty report · Inlet · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 24, 2014
Submitted
October 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49715
Aircraft time
68,532 hours, 51,753 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Dirty
Location
Apu
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

CREW REPORTED LIGHT HAZE AND BURNING ODOR IN FORWARD CABIN WITH FIRST CLASS LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDING DURING CLIMBOUT. CREW REDUCED POWER AND HAZE/ODOR DISSIPATED. PROBLEM RETURNED WITH POWER RE-APPLIED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BOTH ENGINE INLETS, EXHAUST, AND UNDER COWLING FOR OIL LEAKS, NONE FOUND. INSPECTED GEAR, FLAPS, SPOILERS, TAIL SECTION, THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVES FOR HYDRAULIC LEAKS, NONE FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED FULL DUCT BURN OUT. APU INLET BOX REMOVED, CLEANED, AND RE-INSTALLED.

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