What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THE AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR GOING OFF AND REPORTED SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN. RETURNED TO GATE. FOUND APU LEAKING OIL INTO INLET, DEFERRED.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N905DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49536
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Aft Fuselage
- Part time
- 15,436 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.