Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 15, 2001
Submitted
March 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53257
Aircraft time
28,251 hours, 22,327 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
36280
Part serial
P80528
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
9,341 hours, 16,434 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PASSING FL 220 WE GOT A RT ICE PROT TEMP HIGH LIGHT WE CLOSED THE RT CROSSFEED VALVE THEN GOT A RT AIR COND TEMP HILIGHT FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT FOLLOWED CK LIST SMOKE STOPPED. FOUND APU OIL LEAKING INTO APU INLET C/W OPN 5088 UNABLE TO FIND SOURCE OF APU OIL LEAK UNABLE TO CLEAN APU INLET THIS STA T/S PACK SYS RAN ADJUST/TEST AND AUGMENTATION VALVE CK PER M/M AND PFHB ALL CKS NORMAL. APU FWD TO MCO/PLAC FOR OIL CONTAMINATION.

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