Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 29, 2020
Submitted
March 1, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49536
Aircraft time
84,752 hours, 65,062 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HAZE AND SMOKE OBSERVED IN CABIN 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING APU. GROUND PERSONAL OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM APU EXHAUST AND LOUD POPPING NOISES. PACKS AND APU WERE IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN. T/S SMOKE IN THE CABIN PER AMDS WORKCARD 2120-2367, FIGURE 6. FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL IN LOAD CONTROL VALVE ELBOW BUT NONE IN CROSS OVER DUCT AND CHECK VALVE. PERFORMED DUCT CLEANING WITH REF TO AMDS CARD 2120-2368, AND PERFORMED PNEUMATIC SYS ODI PREVENTION PROGRAM. APU COMPARTMENT DRY- NO EXTERNAL OIL EVIDENCE PRESENT. INTERNAL. WILL REQUIRE APU CHANGE (LP6921374)

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