What was found
AT 24,000 FT ON CLIMBOUT, A SLIGHT HAZE APPEARED IN THE CABIN AND BOTH AFT SMOKE DETECTORS WENT OFF. APU HAD BEEN OFF FOR 10-15 MINS. LEVELED OFF AND RETURNED TO ATL. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT. REPLACED COALESCERS, CLEANED APU INLET.
- Difficulty date
- June 27, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N947DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49878
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38005041
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Aux
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.