What was found
ATL TOWER REPORTS SMOKE COMING FROM LEFT ENGINE ON LANDING. FOUND LEFT ENG THRUST REV ACT LEAKING. FOUND LEFT ENG I/B THRUST REVERSER ACTUATOR LEAKING. REPLACED SAME PER M/M.
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2006
- Submitted
- October 23, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N956DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49887
- Aircraft time
- 45,300 hours, 35,138 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 41,139 hours, 32,084 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7830 · Engine Thrust Reverser
- Part
- Actuator
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Thrust Reverser
- Part time
- 41,139 hours, 32,084 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.