Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 27, 2000
Submitted
August 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53257
Aircraft time
26,533 hours, 21,081 cycles
Part
Apu
Part serial
P80535
Condition
Leaking
Location
Aft
Part time
7,902 hours, 14,086 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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

RETURN TO BDL. SMOKE IN REAR OF CABIN. AFT SMOKE DET SOUNDING, SMOKE CLEARED CABIN PRIOR TO LANDING. FOUND APU LEAKING OIL INTERNALLY. PERFORMED DUCT AND PACK BURN OUT PROCEDURES. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT COALESCER BAGS. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO TAKEOFF POWER, WITH BOTH PACKS ON. NO SMOKE NOTED. INSPECTED ALL PNEUMATIC DUCTS, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND.

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