Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 5, 2006
Submitted
October 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Aircraft time
45,772 hours, 31,437 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Full
Location
Both
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO EXCESSIVE WATER DRIPPED IN THE PASSENGERS CABIN AT ROW 24 NEAR TO THE AFT GALLEY. THE WATER SEPARATORS WERE DRAINED IAW MM 21-70-00 AND BOTH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS WERE OPERATED IN HEAT MODE, ALL CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED TO THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS IAW MM 21-20-00, NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND, TESTED CORRECT.

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