What was found
AFTER T/O, THE RIGHT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED BURNING SMELL. RETURNED TO JFK. APU OIL LEAK. DUCT BURNOUT AND SOCK CHANGED.
- Difficulty date
- November 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
- Oil Syst
- Condition
- Leak
- Location
- Apu Compt
- Part time
- 7,866 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.