Service difficulty report · Inlet · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 15, 2016
Submitted
November 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49816
Aircraft time
71,192 hours, 52,966 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHIP 943 EXPERIENCED FUMES AND WHITE SMOKE BOTH IN CABIN AND COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. FOUND APU INLET CONTAMINATED WITH APU ENGINE OIL. APU REPLACED. ENGINE BLEED DUCTS BORESCOPED WITH NO OIL FOUND. LT AND RT PACKS INSPECTED WITH NO OIL RESIDUE FOUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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