Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 17, 2019
Submitted
November 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53243
Aircraft time
74,352 hours, 55,411 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CPT SIDE AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED SHORTLY AFTER T.O. LASTED A FEW SECONDS THEN WENT OFF. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OR SIGNS OF SMOKE. FOUND APU INLET CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. SUSPECT ACCESSORY OIL DRAIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU REF AMDS W/C 4900-2121. OPS AND LEAK CKS GOOD. PERFORMED DUCT CLEANING REF AMDS W/C 2120 -2368 AND T/S REF W/C 2120-2367. NO OIL IN DUCTING OR VALVES VERIFIED WITH UV LIGHT. PERFORMED FULL DUCT BURN REF W/C 7100- 2619. LT AFT LAV SMOKE DET NEVER WENT OFF DURING POWER RUN. OK FOR SVC. APU, AUXILIARY OFF 88-4910-9-0010 S/N OFF: 80274 (LP6031512)

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