Service difficulty report · Oil Syst · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49878
Part
Oil Syst
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHEN WING ANTI-ICE WAS TURNED ON CABIN TEMP, IT GOT VERY HOT WITH AN ACCOMPANYING SMELL, ALSO SMOKE (LIGHT) THROUGHOUT CABIN WHICH ACTIVATED SMOKE ALARM IN REAR LAV. FOUND APU LEAKING OIL INTO APU. CORRECTED LEAK, PERFORMED BURNOUT.

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