Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 23, 2020
Submitted
March 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53364
Aircraft time
72,748 hours, 52,955 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Unknown
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER T/O, FLT ATTND CALLED AND NOTIFIED THE FLT DECK OF BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL FROM REAR JUMP SEAT AREA. FLT DECK AREA HAD A SLIGHT ODOR OF BURNING OIL BUT DISSIPATED QUICKLY. A FEW MIN LATER, ODOR FROM CABIN REAR DISSAPTED AS WELL. NO OTHER ODOR EVENTS AS WE CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. ON TAXI IN, DID NOT START APU. A FEW PAX'S ALSO NOTED ELECTRICAL ODOR NEAR ROW 29. PERFORMED T/S FOR CABIN/SMOKE ODOR PER AMOS WORKCARD 2120-2367. INSPECTED BOTH AFT LAVS AND OVHD LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE AFT F/A SEAT FOR EVIDENCE OF ELEC ISSUES- NONE FOUND. DROPPED PSU'S AT ROW 28-29-30 ABC/DE- NO ISSUES. INSPECTED APU INLET AND A/C BELLY- ALL DRY. PERFORMED A/C DUCT BURNOUT EITH APU & ENG AIR AND CHANGED COALESCER BAGS. PERFORMED ENG RUN AND APU AIR LEAK CHECK- NO EVIDENCE OF CABIN ODOR OR BURNING SMELL. AFTER ENG AND APU RUN FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL ABOVE FILLER NECK. FWD APU TO MEL PER 49-00-01A. (M) PROCEURES C/W (LP6104962)

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