Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 26, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49537
Aircraft time
38,628 hours, 32,204 cycles
Engine time
2,508 hours, 4,026 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38005041
Part serial
P80154
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
2,508 hours, 4,026 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON SMELLED FUMES AFTER PLACING WING ANTI-ICE ON. SMOKE ALARMS IN REAR SOUNDED ON APPROACH WITH POWER AT IDLE. FUMES SMELLED DURING CLIMB, CRUISE, DESCENT WITH ALL AND CROSSED FEEDS OPEN. APU OFF TEMP CONTROL AT 12 O''''CLOCK, LT LAV SMOKE DECT SOUNDED SHORTLY AFTER WING ANTI-ICE PLACED TO TAIL OPERATION. FOUND APU WET WITH OIL. REPLACED APU, ALSO PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT OPN 5088.

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