Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 3, 2018
Submitted
March 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49535
Aircraft time
80,779 hours, 61,833 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TAXI IN, AFTER APU START, NOTICED ODOR IN COCKPIT & FWD GALLEY, BURNING OIL ODOR. ODOR BECAME STRONGER AT GATE AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN. ON WALK AROUND, FOUND OIL BEING INGESTED INTO APU NON RAM DOOR INLET. PERFORMED CABIN SMOKE AND ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING IAW WORK CARD 2120- 2367. FOUND DEICING FLUID CONTAMINATION IN APU INLET. CLEANED THE APU INLET IAW WORK CARD 4900-1184. PERFORMED ALTERNATE DUCT BURN OUT IAW WC 4950-2215. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH COALESOR BAGS.

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