Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 20, 2020
Submitted
January 20, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53409
Aircraft time
71,868 hours, 53,192 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON T/O FROM ATL, NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL CLIMBING OUT OF 1000' AND IT DISSIPATED BY 3000' TO WHERE THE F/O AND I DID NOT SMELL THE ODOR ANY MORE. ON TAXI IN WITH APU ON, ODOR RETURNED AND FOUND OIL BEING INGESTED BY APU, ON WALK AROUND. INSPECTED A/C, FOUND APU INLET WET W/ DE-ICE FLUID MAINLY. SMALL RESIDUAL HYD FLUID FOUND ON OUTSIDE APU INLET. SUSPECT FROM AFT TAIL COMP. FROM PREVIOUS MAINT. FOUND NO LEAKS IN TAIL COMP. OR APU. PERFORMED ALT DUCT BURN OUT PER W/C 4950-2215 AND W/C 2120 -2367. NO DEFECTS OR ODORS EVER FOUND. A/C OK FOR SVC. (LP6896704)

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