Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 1, 2011
Submitted
September 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49884
Aircraft time
58,016 hours, 43,302 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AIRCRAFT HAS A PUNGENT ODOR THROUGH BOTH PATHS AND WAS EVIDENT THROUGHOUT GROUND OPS, APU, AND FLIGHT. ALL PASSENGERS COMPLAINED. MAINTENANCE FOUND FLEX LINE BETWEEN PYLON AND EDP FILTER MODULE IN TAIL COMPARTMENT LEAKING. REPLACED LINE PER M/N 29-01 AND LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND CHECK OK. CLEANED APU INLET WITH ALCOHOL AND PERFORMED DUCT BURN OUT. COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED PER OPN 5090.

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