What was found
AIR TURNBACK. SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER T/O. FOUND APU OIL LEAK. REPLACED BOTH WATER SEP BAGS. PERF DUCT BURN OUT PER M/M. NO SMOKE PRESENT. REPLACED APU.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2000
- Submitted
- October 24, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N904DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53409
- Aircraft time
- 24,244 hours, 19,109 cycles
- Engine time
- 8,237 hours, 14,387 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Part serial
- P80523
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 8,237 hours, 14,387 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.