Service difficulty report · Oil Seal · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49539
Part
Oil Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
3,000 hours
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 CLIMB-OUT ABOUT 4,000 FEET, BOTH SMOKE ALARMS IN REAR OF A/C SOUNDED AND THERE WAS A LIGHT MIST/SMOKE VISIBLE IN THE A/C. THE SMOKE ALARMS COULD NOT BE SILENCED BY FANNING TO VENTILATE BOTH HPS BLEEDS ON A/C. PACKS TURNED OFF. NO HELP. CORRECTIVE ACTION FOUND APU LEAKING OIL IN EXHAUST AND BACK INTO A/C SYSTEM. REPLACED OIL SEAL AND BURNED OUT DUCT. OPS CHECK OK.

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