What was found
ON FINAL APPROACH WITH AIRSPEED AT 150 KTS THE F/A AND PILOTS SMELLED A HOT ODOR WITH BOTH ENG AND WING A/I ON. SMELL DISSIPATED WHEN WING A/I TURNED OFF. FOUND OIL ON APU INLET. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49542
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Inlet
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- DE
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.