Service difficulty report · Case · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 19, 2000
Submitted
January 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49591
Aircraft time
36,016 hours, 29,999 cycles
Engine time
10,030 hours, 18,433 cycles
Part
Case
Part serial
P80368
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu
Part time
10,030 hours, 18,433 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ENCOUNTER ICE ON DESCENT INTO CVG. TURNED ON AIRFOIL ANTI- ICE. NOTICED SMOKY SMELL IN THE CABIN. LT PACK TRIPPED ON SHORT FINAL. PACKS TURNED OFF ON LANDING AND SMOKE WENT AWAY. FOUND APU TURBINE CASE CRACKED. REPLACED APU. UPON APU RUN, NO AIR. REPLACED SURGE VLV, AIR NOW OK. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT, CKS GOOD.

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