Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 6, 2000
Submitted
August 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53422
Aircraft time
19,269 hours, 15,012 cycles
Part
Apu
Part serial
P80353
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Aft
Part time
9,849 hours, 18,210 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 TO PASSING 3000 FT FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED TO NEWARK. SMOKE SEEMED TO BE MOVING FROM FORWARD CABIN AFT SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINS. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT. FOUND APU INLET CONTAMINATED. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS.

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