Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 17, 2001
Submitted
July 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49646
Aircraft time
36,868 hours, 30,616 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF PASSING 3K FEET THE AFT RIGHT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. NO OTHER SIGN OF SMOKE OR FIRE DETECTED FROM CABIN CREW. CKD APU INLET, NTF. BOROSCOPED NR 1 ENGINE, FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKING NR 3 SEAL AREA. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE PER ROUTINE CARD DECK TRANS.

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