Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 27, 2018
Submitted
October 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49541
Aircraft time
81,279 hours, 62,851 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUME EVENT ON CLIMBOUT AND DESCENT AT 12K ALTITUDE BOTH TIMES WITH ENG A/I USAGE. AFT LAV, CAPT SIDE, FIRE ALARM ACTIVATED. WENT OUT AFTER 5 MINS. NO SMOKE OF FIEW REPORTED. FOUND APU AIR INLET CONTAMINATED WITH HYD FLUID. LEFT THRUST REVERSER CNTL VALVE UPPER LINES HAS PIN HOLE AT BEND. FABRICATED NEW HYD PER AMM 20-12. C/W APU CLEANG PER W/C 4900-1185. R-R LT HYD T-REV DEPLOY LINE PER AMM 29-21. NEW LT T-REV DEPLOY LINE LEAKS AT B-NUT ON VALVE. REQUIRES NEW LINE. REMOVED LR T-REV DEPLOY LINE PER AMM 29-21. REPLACED LT T-REV DEPLOY LINE REQUIRES LEAK CHECK. REPLACED LINE IAW AMM 29-21. LEFT THR REV DEPLOY LINE HYD LINE LEAK CKS GOOD. NR 2 ENG CHG DUE TO OIL CONTAMINATION ON LOG 5037935. FUME EVENT WORKED ON NO GO ODI LOG 0800338. (LP5037932)

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