Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 26, 2014
Submitted
January 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N967DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53116
Aircraft time
59,802 hours, 44,674 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED ODOR IN COCKPIT AND THEN IN CABIN DURING CRUISE AT FL270. IDENTIFIED AS A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR AND COMING FROM THE GASPERS. CREW SECURED THE LT PACK AND PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE RECIRCULATION FAN. ODOR SOON DISSIPATED AND THE ACFT CONTINUED TO SCHEDULED DESTINATION. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A LEAKING HYDRAULIC LINE, FROM THE THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE FILTER HOUSING, CONTAMINATING THE APU INLET. THE FAULTY HYDRAULIC LINE WAS REPLACED, THE RESIDUAL FLUID WAS CLEANED UP, A PACK BURNOUT WAS ACCOMPLISHED, AND THE COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED. THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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