What was found
DURING CLIMB, LEFT AFT LAV SMOKE ALARM ACTIVATED. F/A REPORTED SMOKE SMELL AND HAZE IN CABIN. DIVERTED TO EWR. FOUND APU LEAKING OIL AND BEING INGESTED. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT AND REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. REPLACED APU.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2000
- Submitted
- July 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N914DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49957
- Aircraft time
- 21,235 hours, 16,636 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 8,811 hours, 15,148 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Apu
- Part serial
- P80512
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Aft Fuselage
- Part time
- 8,811 hours, 15,148 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.