Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 17, 2015
Submitted
August 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49959
Aircraft time
57,058 hours, 41,534 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Water Separator
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR DURING CLIMBOUT. DISSAPATED AT CRUISE. ODOR CAME BACK DURING DESCENT. FOLLOWED MM 05-50-01 & NO GO ODI PREVIOUS SITE & AMDS CARD 2120-2367. NO SOURCE OF ODOR IDENTIFIED. PERFORMED FULL DUCT BURNOUT IAW MM 21-20-02. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. TIGHTENED LOOSE CLAMPS ON WATER SEPARATOR DUCT & RT CROSSOVER DUCT. CONTACTED MCC, BLAKE. COALESCER BAGS CHANGED ON "A"-CK , VERY DIRTY. SYS OK FOR SERVICE.

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