What was found
AFTER T/O CREW REPORTED, SMOKE IN CABIN WITH A VERY BAD ODOR. FLT RETURNED TO COS. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM APU CHIP DETECTOR. OIL BEING INJECTED INTO THE INTAKE. REPLACED CHIP DETECTOR.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N982DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53273
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38005041
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu Comp
- 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.