SDR AALA971829

Service difficulty report · Pipe · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3515
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49892
Part
Pipe
Part number
7912641966
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 2030 - AFTER TAKEOFF BDL DURING CLIMB-OUT, OILY ODOR NOTED IN CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE AND ODOR DISSIPATED WHEN RIGHT PACK SHUT DOWN. NO OTHER ABNORMAL IND AND A/C PROCEEDED TO DFW, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THRUST REVERSER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE PIPE FOUND CRACKED AND LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID WHICH WAS INGESTED INTO APU INLET. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURE AND REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND ENGINE RUN AND SYSTEMS LEAK AND GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION WITH NO ODOR NOTED. (M)

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