Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 30, 2015
Submitted
November 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53273
Aircraft time
64,255 hours, 46,353 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB BOTH AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS ALERTED AND F/A REPORTED SMELLING AND SEEING SMOKE. AFTER 1 MINUTE THE SMOKE DETECTORS SILENCED AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID DRIPPING FROM DRAIN JUST FORWARD OF APU INLET AND CONTAMINATING THE APU. SOURCE OF LEAK WAS FOUND TO BE THE RT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR AND THE AFT AIR STAIR ACTUATOR. REPLACED BOTH ACTUATORS AND ACCOMPLISHED A MINI-DUCT BURNOUT.

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