Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 11, 2007
Submitted
January 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49573
Aircraft time
50,226 hours, 40,308 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
16,595 hours, 27,983 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Part number
1945189004
Part serial
P80168
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
16,595 hours, 27,983 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.

What was found

DURING T/O, STRONG ODOR AND HAZE IN AFT CABIN. FOUND APU OIL CAP LEAKING AND APU INGESTED OIL. FOUND OIL LEAKING PAST OIL FILLER CAP SEAL. REPLACED CAP AND SEAL SERVICED TO FULL. CLEANED AREA LEAK CKS GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED COALESCER BAGS AND PERFORMED FULL DUCT BURN OUT PER OPN 5089.

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