Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 2, 2012
Submitted
September 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53378
Aircraft time
53,883 hours, 39,503 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED FUMES CAUSING EYE IRRITATION AND ODOR IN CABIN DURING FLIGHT. FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK, AFTER WHICH THE FUMES AND ODOR WENT AWAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT STAIR DOOR CONTROL VALVE LEAKING AND REPLACED THE VALVE. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. CLEANED HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM THE AFT LOWER COMPARTMENT AND APU INLET. PERFORMED OPN 5090 ALTERNATE DUCT BURN, LEFT SIDE OK, RIGHT SIDE ODOR STILL PRESENT. REPEATED OPN 5090 STEP 2G THROUGH 2P AND STEP 3 AND COMPLETED OPN 5090. NO ODOR PRESENT. OK FOR SERVICE.

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