Service difficulty report · Tank · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 30, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49539
Aircraft time
39,830 hours, 33,390 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
9,876 hours, 17,471 cycles
Part
Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
9,876 hours, 17,471 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS ACTIVATED DURING CLIMB AND SMOKE WAS APPARENT. NATURE OF PROBLEM, SMOKE IN CABIN. CAUSE OF SMOKE DETERMINED TO BE OIL LEAKING FROM APU OIL TANK AND INGESTED IN APU INLET. RENDERED APU INOP AND PERFORMED OPER 5088 FOR DUCT BURN OUT PROCEDURE. APU WILL NEED REPLACEMENT DUE TO LOCATION OF OIL LEAK.

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