Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 16, 2000
Submitted
October 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49541
Aircraft time
36,472 hours, 31,147 cycles
Engine time
9,492 hours, 16,502 cycles
Part
Apu
Part serial
P80521
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
9,492 hours, 16,502 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AFT SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDED AND FLT ATTNS REPORT SMELLING UNIDENTIFIABLE ODOR WHEN AIRFOIL A/I IN USE. ALARMS STOPPED 1.5 MIN AFTER A/I OFF. MTC FOUND OIL AT APU INLET APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM INSIDE APU. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT. REPLACED APU FOR OIL LEAK.

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