Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 7, 2017
Submitted
June 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53612
Aircraft time
50,082 hours, 24,770 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STRONG HYD FLUID SMELL IN CABIN. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED CABIN FILLING WITH SMOKE AND FUMES. TURNED PACKS OFF AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. SMOKE FUMES SEEMED TO START TO DISSIPATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND RT ENGINE PRESSURE TO PYLON HYDRAULIC LINE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT HYD LINE AND UNION IAW AMM 20-12-03. REPLACED APU DUE TO HYDRAULIC FLUID INGESTION IAW MCM 49-96-83. PERFORMED PACK BURN IAW MCM 21-92-12. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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