Service difficulty report · Regulator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 16, 2011
Submitted
June 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49983
Aircraft time
56,264 hours, 41,889 cycles
Part
Regulator
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AT FL310 CREW RECEIVED LEFT AIR CONDITIONER TEMP HI MESSAGE. COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH HAZE. AFTER TURNING OFF LEFT HP BLEED THE HAZE CLEARED AND THE LEFT CONDITIONER TEMP HI MESSAGE WENT OUT. PHL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ENGINE RUN BUT NO SMOKE OR ODOR WAS DETECTED. REPLACED FILTERS FROM PNEUMATIC PILOT REGULATOR AFTER THEY WERE FOUND DIRTY AND REPLACED THE PNEUMATIC PILOT REGULATOR ALSO. COMPLETED DUCT BURN OUT AND SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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