What was found
DURING FLT, BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED IN CABIN AND AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. A/C RETURNED TO DEN. SUSPECT LEAK IN APU SYSTEM. DEACTIVATED APU. PERFORMED DUCT BURN-OUT PER MM. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49542
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 7,507 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- K, B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.