Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 28, 2018
Submitted
September 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9628W
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53598
Aircraft time
54,884 hours, 27,464 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
DDK4172501
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AIR CONDITIONING AIR FIRST SMELLED LIKE DIRTY SOCKS, BUT THEN SEEMED MORE SMOKY AND TOXIC. FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE LEAKING. PERFORMED APU WASH ON MCM CARD 49-97-11, PACK BURN OUT ON MCM CARD 21-92-12 AND ODOR TROUBLE SHOOTING CARD 05-96-70. ACCOMPLISHED ATBT FOR ACCURACY LEAKING HYDRAULIC LINE. FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE B-NUT LOOSE AND RE-SECURED PER AMM 29-00-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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