Service difficulty report · Cooler · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 14, 2019
Submitted
February 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53342
Aircraft time
70,906 hours, 51,557 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Cooler
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Fuel/Oil
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING PAX BOARDING APU STARTED AND A/C PACKS TURNED ON . AFTER APPROX. 5 MINUTES WE SMELLED JET EXHAUST/ JET A FUMES IN CABIN. SHUT DOWN APU AND SMELL/ FUMES DISSIPATED WITH GROUND AIR CONNECTED. FOUND FUEL LEAK AT NO 1 ENG. FUEL/OIL COOLER AFT SIDE. R/R O-RING ON FUEL LINE. RAN IDLE LEAK CHECK NO LEAKS. C/W NO GO ODI CHECK LIST 2172. C/W W/ 37, 7100-2619 NO ODORS PRESENT. (LP5548976)

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