What was found
DURING CLIMBOUT, CABIN FILLED WITH BLUE SMOKE. RETURNED TO ATL. BOTH PACKS ON AND SMOKE DET CAPTS SIDE AFT WENT OFF. FOUND APU LEAKING OIL. REPLACED APU.
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N910DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53419
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Aft Fuselage
- Part time
- 4,007 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.