Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 12, 2007
Submitted
January 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49573
Aircraft time
50,227 hours, 40,309 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
16,595 hours, 27,983 cycles
Part
Duct
Part serial
P80168
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Aft
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

AIRBORNE RETURN FOR SMOKE/FUMES IN CABIN. FIRST OFFICERS AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. MTC IN WORK DOING DUCT BURNOUT AND WASHING APU INLET. REMOVED AND REPLACED COALESCER BAGS CLEANED RESIDUAL OIL FROM APU INLET PERFORM FULL DUCT BURNOUT PER OPN 5089. NO SMOKE OR ODORS. REMOVED AND REPLACED COALESCER BAGS.

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