Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 7, 2007
Submitted
June 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49810
Aircraft time
48,750 hours, 38,027 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil System
Part time
16,601 hours, 31,292 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON PUSHBACK, APU SHUTDOWN AS CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. MTC IN PROGRESS ON APU AND DUCT BURNOUT. FND APU LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKING OIL. REPLACED SAME, NO LEAKS NOTED. WHILE PERFORMING OP 5089 APU AUTO SHUTDOWN FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE. REPLACED ECU AS PRECAUTION REMOVED AND REPLACED APU PER TRANS 9T103, C/W OPN 5089 APU /ENGINE DUC BURNOUT.

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