What was found
FOUND APU INLET SOAKED WITH DE-ICING FLUID AND OIL MIX. DURING TAKEOFF DUCTS GOT HOT CAUSING BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. INOP APU.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N924DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49711
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Aft
- Part time
- 5,622 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.