Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 20, 2019
Submitted
November 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49538
Aircraft time
83,726 hours, 64,527 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
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 NWALK AROUND FOUND FLUID DRAIN OUT OF APU NON RAM DOORS, NOTICED ODOR OF BURNING OIL IN JETWAY AND COCKPIT. SHUT APU DOWN AND PACKS OFF, FLUID BACK FLOWING OUT OF REAR NON RAM DOOR. C/W NO GO ODI ATA 2172. C/W W/C 2120-2367 SMOKE/ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING. CLEANED APU INLET PER W/C 4900-1184, PERFORMED LT AND RT HYD SYS LEAK INSP PER W/C 2900-2002 AND 2900-2003. REMOVED AND INSPECTED LT AAN RT FLOW CONTROL VALVES WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FLUID CONTAMINATION. C/W PNEU SYS DUCT BURNOUT PER W /C 7100-2919. R/R COALESCE BAGS PER W/C 2170-4139. NO SMOKE OR ODORS NOTED. (LP6658671)

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