Service difficulty report · Inlet · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 20, 2008
Submitted
November 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49982
Aircraft time
49,892 hours, 38,266 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Part time
17,700 hours, 33,990 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BOTH AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS WENT OFF AFTER TAKEOFF FOR BUF BOTH ENG ANTI-ICE ON FOR TAKEOFF, NO SMOKE, SLIGHT ODOR DETECTED, DISSIPATED RAPIDLY. SUSPECT DE-ICE FLUID INGESTION. APU INLET CLEAN PERFORMED ALT DUCT BURNOUT PER AIJC OPN 5090 AND REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS PER AIJC 7904. ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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