Service difficulty report · Acm · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 20, 2012
Submitted
July 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53267
Aircraft time
56,891 hours, 41,941 cycles
Part
Acm
Condition
Seized
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

FLIGHT LEVEL 330, FLIGHT CREW NOTED AN ACRID ODOR IN COCKPIT THAT THEN TRAVELED BACK TOWARDS THE MID CABIN. ODOR DISSIPATED AND NEVER RETURNED. FLIGHT UNEVENTFULLY LANDED AT DESTINATION. ON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ACM HAD SEIZED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ACM AND CLAMP, PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL LEAK CHECK AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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