What was found
SMOKE IN THE CABIN REPORTED BY FLIGHT ATTEND. ATB TO CVG. FOUND PACKING ON APU OIL CAP LEAKING. REPLACED AND PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT WITH APU INLET WASH.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2005
- Submitted
- August 5, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N981DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53268
- Aircraft time
- 39,092 hours, 29,965 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- Engine time
- 16,106 hours, 26,013 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Cap
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Oil
- Part time
- 16,106 hours, 26,013 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.