Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 13, 2005
Submitted
June 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49761
Aircraft time
45,575 hours, 31,582 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
41000740104
Part serial
129
Condition
Failed
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
11,329 hours, 6,871 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING HYDRAULIC LIQUID QUANTITY OF LT SYSTEM DROPPED TO ZERO AND DENSE SMOKE AT PASSENGER CABIN. DURING REVERSE SYSTEM AND TAIL CONE CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE LT HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE LEAKED DUE TO ITS TEST PORT CAP WAS BROKEN. THE LT HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED AND REVERSES OPERATION TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 78-31-04, ALL CORRECT. DUE TO APU INGESTED HYDRAULIC LIQUID IT DID NOT START. APU WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 49-10. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, THE APU WAS REPLACED IAW MM 49-10-00 AND A/C WATER SEPARATORS AT BOTH A/C PACKS WERE REPLACED TOO IAW MM 21-20-02, TESTED CORRECT. DEFERRED REPORT WAS CLOSED.

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