Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 30, 2000
Submitted
July 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53344
Aircraft time
24,646 hours, 19,431 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38005041
Part serial
P80339
Condition
Contaminated
Part time
10,339 hours, 17,578 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF, SMELLED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE LT AFT LAV FIRE DETECTOR WENT OFF. NO FIRE EVIDENCE WAS FOUND. USED FLASHLIGHT TO MAKE THOROUGH SEARCH OF LAV. SUSPECT AIR CONDITIONING. FOUND 2 B-NUTS ON IB OF LT IB FLAP LOOSE AND 2 B-NUTS ON UPLOCK LOOSE, TIGHTENED SAME. PERFORMED DUCT BURN-OUT REPLACED APU AND CLEANED INLET ON ITEM NO.3 REPLACED WATER BAGS ON OPN 5088.

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