Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 9, 2019
Submitted
September 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49980
Aircraft time
76,434 hours, 57,364 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HYD QTY AT PUSH ON LEFT SYSTEM WAS 11 QTS DROPPED TO 7 QTS BY TIME WE REACHED THE RUNWAY. FA'S REPORTED A FAINT ODOR RTN TO GATE. NOTICED DROP IN PRESSURE AFTER ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RUNNING. FOUND APU TURBINE FAILING, LEAK OIL INTERNALLY. R/R APU PER AMM 49-10. FOUND OIL IN APU BLEED AIR DUCT UP TO CHECK VALVE. INSPECTED DUCTING FROM APU TO LT/RT PACKS WITH ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT NO FURTHER OIL CONTAMINATION FOUND. CLEANED AND REINSTALLED DUCTING FROM APU TO CHECK-VALVE. APU OPS CHECKS LEAK CHECKS GOOD. ON STARTING LT ENGINE LOST LT HYD FLUID. FOUND LT O/B ANTI-SKID CONTROL VALVE LEAKING. R/R LT O/B ANTISKID VALVE PER AMM 32-43 OPS CHECKS LEAK CHECKS GOOD. A/C REQUIRES FULL BURNOUT. C/W CARDS 7100-2619 AND 2170-4139. VALVE, ANTI-SKI OFF 08-3246-9-0055 S/N 02900 (LP5485992)

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