What was found
ON ARRIVAL AT GATE, DETECTED A BURNING, ACRID HYD FLUID ODOR IN COCKPIT. FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR LEAKING. TIGHTENED LINES. CLEANED APU INLET AND PERFOMED A DUCT BURNOUT.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2017
- Submitted
- March 6, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N963DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49982
- Aircraft time
- 70,037 hours, 52,320 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- Actuator
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.