Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 2, 2009
Submitted
April 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49646
Aircraft time
56,257 hours, 43,887 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
28,627 hours, 27,482 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LIGHT HAZE AND ODOR IN CABIN, APU OIL LEAK, DEFERRED APU, OPN 5089 DUCT BURN-OUT. REMOVED APU DOOR ASSEMBLY CLEANED ASSEMBLY AND APU AND UPPER SIDE OF AIR BOX. REPLACED ALL REMOVED RAN APU AND CHECKED FOR ODOR AND SMOKE. ALL OPS NORMAL NO DEFECTS. MCO AND PLACARD REMOVED.

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