What was found
ATB CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN T/S SYS-REPLACED APU OIL CAP-FOUND HOLD DOWN SPRING WEAK. INSPECTED OIL SYS-TIGHTENED LOOSE B-NUT. PERFORMED OPN 508 DUCT BURNOUT. ALL OPS NML AND OPN 5088 CABIN SMOKE/ODOR T/S-ALL OPS NML.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2006
- Submitted
- May 3, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N912DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49997
- Aircraft time
- 35,617 hours, 27,390 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 14,926 hours, 26,430 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Oil Cap
- Part serial
- P80385
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 14,926 hours, 26,430 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.