What was found
ON TAXI OUT, SMOKE IN CABIN. SLIDES BLOWN AND ACFT EVACUATED MTC DETERMINED THE LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER ISOLATION VALVE HAD A LOOSE LINE. TIGHTENED LINE. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT AND CHANGED COALESCER SOCKS.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2000
- Submitted
- September 5, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N921DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49645
- Aircraft time
- 34,445 hours, 28,737 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 31,815 hours, 26,914 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7830 · Engine Thrust Reverser
- Part
- Line
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Nr 1 T/R Iso Val
- Component
- Line
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.