Service difficulty report · Inlet · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 4, 2018
Submitted
February 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53274
Aircraft time
69,960 hours, 50,410 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON GROUND, DURING PREFLIGHT, APU AIR ON, BOTH PACKS ON. SMOKE FILLING THE CABIN. HEAVIER IN AFT CABIN. TURNED OFF THE A/C PACK, SMOKE DISSIPATED OVER TIME, TURNED OFF APU. FOUND DEICE FLUID AT IN THE LEFT OF APU. COMPLIED WITH PNEUMATIC SYSTEM DUCT BURN OUT AND CLEANING OF THE APU INLET. PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. OPS CHECKED OK, NO ODOR OR SMOKE . RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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