What was found
ON TAXI OUT, THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE & FUMES IN AFT CABIN. RETURNED TO GATE AND DEPLANED PASSENGERS. FOUND APU INLET CONTAMINATED WITH OIL.
- Difficulty date
- June 25, 2017
- Submitted
- June 26, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N937DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49810
- Aircraft time
- 73,573 hours, 55,177 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Inlet
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C, B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.