Service difficulty report · Bearing · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49536
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
7,747 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.

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED AND SMOKE AND ODOR DETECTED BY FLT. ATTENDENTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO YUL. CONTRACT MTC FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM APU INLET, SUBMITTER SUSPECTS BEARING FAILURE. MTC IN PROCESS OF CLEANING APU COMPARTMENT CHANGING WATER SEPARATOR BAGS AND DUCT BURNOUT.

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