What was found
AFT CABIN SMOKE DETECTERS GOING OFF IN FLIGHT. FOUND 1 AFT SMOKE DETECTOR BAD AND APU OIL LEAK.NO ODER NOTICED IN CABIN. PERFORMED OP 5088 T/S FOR SMOKE IN CABIN AND PERFORMED DUCT BURN OUT.REPLACED SMOKE DET.
- Difficulty date
- April 2, 2001
- Submitted
- April 17, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N929DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49716
- Aircraft time
- 35,033 hours, 28,598 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Chip Detect
- Part time
- 10,104 hours, 18,490 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.