Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 19, 2018
Submitted
November 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49541
Aircraft time
81,388 hours, 62,944 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

EXHAUST FUMES SMELLED AT AFT FA JUMPSEAT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF AFT LEFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. SMELL WENT AWAY IN LESS THAN ONE MIN. AND SMOKE DETECTOR STOPPED SOUNDING. R/R APU PER MD88 AMM 49-10. APU STARTS OK APU OK FOR SERVICE. REMOVED CROSS OVER DUCT AND FOUND NO SIGNS OF OIL. REMOVED DUCTS ON THE AFT AND FWD OF ACMS. NO OIL NOTED AT THIS TIME. OPENED BOTH ENG SADDLE DUCTS FOR BORO NO OIL FOUND IN ANY OF THE SADDLE DUCTS OF EITHER ENG. ALL DUCTS AND BOTH ENG INLETS WERE INSPECTED FOR OIL WITH BLACK LIGHT NO OIL NOTED AT THIS TIME. ALL DUCTS WORKED WERE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED ALL LEAK CHEK GOOD. (LP4569046)

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