Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 24, 2013
Submitted
July 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49818
Aircraft time
63,035 hours, 47,501 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLIGHT CREW AND CABIN CREW DETECTED A STRONG ODOR CIRCULATING ABOUT THE ACFT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL300. CREW DESCENDED THE ACFT TO FL250 AND COMPLETED QRH PROCEDURES. ODOR DISSIPATED WITH SECURING GALLEY POWER AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SCHEDULED DESTINATION. MX FOUND AN O-RING LEAKING ON THE HYD PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN THE LEFT WHEEL WELL AND REPLACED IT AND ALSO CLEANED HYD FLUID RESIDUE FROM AROUND THE APU INLET. THE NR 2 COFFEEMAKER WAS REPLACED DUE TO FACT THAT THE ODOR WENT AWAY WHEN THE GALLEY POWER WAS TURNED OFF.

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