Service difficulty report · Starter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53257
Part
Starter
Part number
20008662
Condition
Oil Leak
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMBOUT F/A REPORTED SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN, TURNED RT PACK OFF, SMOKE SEEMED TO DISSIPATE, RETURNED FLT TO PHL. FOUND OIL LEAK ON APU STARTER. ITEM WAS DEFFERRED PER MEL, ROR RETURN TO SERVICE, LATER STARTER WAS REPLACED, OPERATION NORMAL.

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