Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49717
Part
Apu
Condition
Oil Leak
Location
Fuselage
Part time
4,206 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 CLIMBOUT HAD ODOR IN COCKPIT/CABIN WITH LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDING. FOUND APU CHIP DETECTOR LEAKING OIL AND APU INGESTED OIL AND CONTAMINATED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS. FWD APU TO MCO AND PLACARD. CHANGED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS, RAN ENGS AND A/C OPS CKS NORMAL.

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