What was found
AFTER T/O SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF AT 6500 FT SMOKE WASN'T EVIDENT IN COCKPIT FUMES WERE EVIDENT IN CABIN - FOUND APU OIL CAP O-RING CUT - REPLACED SAME - CLEANED AREA - PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2001
- Submitted
- September 21, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N956DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49887
- Aircraft time
- 32,292 hours, 25,883 cycles
- Engine time
- 11,387 hours, 19,168 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Oil Cap
- Part number
- 499201431
- Part serial
- APU
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 11,387 hours, 19,168 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.