What was found
RIGHT AFTER T/O AFT LAVATORIES SMOKE DETECTORIES WENT OFF WITH WHITE HAZY SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN AND ODD SMELL. FOUND APU INLET WET WITH OIL FROM INTERNAL LEAK. REPLACED SAME AND PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT.
- Difficulty date
- September 11, 2005
- Submitted
- September 14, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N914DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49957
- Aircraft time
- 32,724 hours, 24,964 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Aft
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.