Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 25, 2016
Submitted
May 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49957
Aircraft time
56,816 hours, 44,191 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

PERFORMED ATB DUE TO REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN ON CLIMB OUT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU AND PERFORMED PACK SYSTEM INSPECTION/CLEANING. A VERIFICATION FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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