What was found
AIR TURNBACK, LT AFT LAV SMOKE ALARM WITH FUMES. PERFORMED OPN 5088 AND FOUND APU INLET CONTAMINATED WITH GLYCOL. PERFORMED OPN 5090 - ALT DUCT BURNOUT. ALSO CLEANED A LOT OF GLYCOL FROM 48 SECTION. RAN PACKS, NO SMOKE PRESENT.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2005
- Submitted
- December 29, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N913DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49956
- Aircraft time
- 34,761 hours, 26,553 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- Engine time
- 14,332 hours, 24,613 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part serial
- P80534
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 14,332 hours, 24,613 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.