What was found
FOUND INLET GUIDE VANES COKED WITH OIL. INSPECTED APU INLET NO OIL EVIDENCE FOUND R/R APU PER MM, ALL OPS NORMAL. C/W OPN 5089 DUCT BURNOUT, C/W OPN 7967 COALESCER BAG R/R OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 8, 2009
- Submitted
- November 19, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N959DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49978
- Aircraft time
- 52,036 hours, 39,796 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38005041
- Part serial
- DL144
- Condition
- Unserviceable
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 17,598 hours, 32,732 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TO
- 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.