What was found
DURING CLIMB-OUT ATL, SMELLED ODOR IN AFT CABIN, CLEARED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. FOUND SKYDROL FROM PREVIOUS LINE LEAKAGE AT LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE IN APU INLET. CLEANED INLET AND PERFORMED BURNOUT.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N903DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49534
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Inlet
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Apu
- 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.