What was found
IMMEDIATELY AFTER T/O, F/A CALLED TO REPORT FUMES IN CABIN, NO VISUAL INDICATIONS. RETURNED TO AIRPORT AFTER DECLARING EMERGENCY. FOUND OIL IN APU INLET. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2001
- Submitted
- March 5, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N949DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49880
- Aircraft time
- 31,310 hours, 25,239 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2170 · Humidity Control System
- Part
- Coalescer Bag
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Ac Bay
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.