What was found
STRONG ODOR IN CABIN WHEN AIRFOIL ANTI ICE SELECTED. FOUND APU INLET CONTAMINATED WITH OIL FROM APU CHIP DETECTOR. REPLACED PACKING ON APU CHIP DETECTOR. PERFORMED OP ON 5088 AND OPN 5089. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 26, 2002
- Submitted
- January 15, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N944DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49817
- Aircraft time
- 37,134 hours, 29,689 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Packing
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Chip Detector
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.