Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 17, 2015
Submitted
May 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N932DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49719
Aircraft time
68,630 hours, 51,171 cycles
Part
Gasket
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

F/A AND PASSENGERS EXPERIENCED HAZE AND SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WAS SOUNDING DURING THE CLIMB THROUGH 7000 FT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU INLET CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. A LEAK AT THE APU OIL SERVICE CAP WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE INGESTED OIL. THE CAP GASKET WAS REPLACED AND A DUCT BURNOUT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. APU PLACED ON MEL FOR INLET DEEP CLEANING.

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