Service difficulty report · Housing · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 20, 2000
Submitted
July 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49811
Aircraft time
30,497 hours, 24,577 cycles
Part
Housing
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Component
Bowl · AA7031H12D2A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

A/C 938 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A NR 2 ENGINE CHANGE. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT CASE DRAIN FILTERS WERE ALSO CHANGED. THE MECHANIC REPLACING THE FILTERS NOTICED A CHAFED AREA AND BURNT SPOT ON THE CASE DRAIN FILTER HOUSING CAUSED BY THE NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR FEEDER CABLES. THE FILTER HOUSING WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE GENERATOR FEEDER CABLES.

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