What was found
BOTH AFT SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDED JUST AFTER TAKEOFF F/A REPORTED SMOKE AND FUME SMELL IN AFT CABIN. FOUND APU OIL CAP O-RING BAD. REPLACED OIL CAP PERFORMED. ALSO OPN 5089 DUCT BURNOUT. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS SYS NOW OK.
- Difficulty date
- December 9, 2006
- Submitted
- December 13, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N990DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53342
- Aircraft time
- 40,934 hours, 31,275 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 17,489 hours, 29,769 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- O-Ring
- Part serial
- P80331
- Condition
- Cut
- Location
- Apu Oil Cap
- Part time
- 17,489 hours, 29,769 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.