Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 26, 2016
Submitted
October 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49982
Aircraft time
69,149 hours, 51,679 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
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

SHIP 0963 REPORTED SMOKE ODOR DURING LAST 7 MINUTES OF FLIGHT WITH RT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDING. NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE OR SOURCE LOCATED. ON GROUND, SMOKE DETECTOR WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED BOTH AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS AND COMPLETE DUCT BURNOUT ACCOMPLISHED ALONG WITH COALESCER BAGS CHANGE. NO FURTHER ODOR APPARENT. MAINTENANCE DID FIND A HYDRAULIC LINE LEAKING AND THIS WAS REPAIRED.

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