Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 7, 2017
Submitted
May 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N960DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49979
Aircraft time
70,339 hours, 52,241 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
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

ATB DUE TO BOTH AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDING DURING CLIMB-OUT BUT WITH NO VISIBLE SMOKE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT ASSOCIATED A BURNED ODOR WITH THE EVENT. CONTAMINATION INSPECTION COMPLETED WITH NO CONFIRMED FINDINGS. DUE TO A REPEAT EVENT ON THIS AIRCRAFT, APU WAS REPLACED, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGERS WERE REPLACED, CROSS OVER DUCT WAS REMOVED, STEAM CLEANED AND REPLACED. VERIFICATION FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED WITH NO SMOKE ODOR OR FUMES

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