Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 21, 2011
Submitted
January 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49542
Aircraft time
60,463 hours, 47,743 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic System
Stage of operation
AP
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

INBOUND CREW HAD RT FLUID DROP BELOW 9 QUARTS, THEY FOLLOWED QRH AND LANDED AT 5 QUARTS. MX DISCOVERED HYD LEAK FLUID INGESTED INTO APU. CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. MX REPAIRED LEAKING HYD LINE. CLEANED APU INLET AND PERFORMED PACK BURN OUT IAW AMM 21-20-02. COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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