Service difficulty report · Apu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53338
Part
Apu
Part number
499001341
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Comp
Part time
7,130 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

AFTER T/O, AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS STARTED SIGNALING WITH SOME HAZE IN THE CABIN. RETURNED TO CVG. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT PER M/M CH 36 AND REPLACED WATER BAGS, RAN BOTH ENGS TO T/O AND NO SMOKE/HAZE NOTED. ENGS STARTED WITH EXT AIR APU NOT USED. REPLACED APU, CLEANED DOORS. RAN APU, NO LEAKS NOTED AND ALL INDS NORMAL. RAN SEVERAL HRS, NO SMOKE.

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