Service difficulty report · Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 7, 2017
Submitted
May 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N960DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49979
Aircraft time
70,339 hours, 52,241 cycles
Part
Cap
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Oil Tank
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING BOARDING, A BURNING OIL ODOR AND HAZE WAS NOTICED WHEN TURNING ON BOTH PACKS OFF APU AIR. FOUND APU INLET CONTAMINATED WITH TURBINE OIL. REPLACED APU OIL TANK SERVICE CAP. CLEANED APU INLET AND PERFORMED PNEUMATIC DUCT BURNOUT PROCEDURE. NO FURTHER SMOKE/FUMES FOUND. (LP# 9612796)

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