Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 23, 2007
Submitted
September 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53341
Aircraft time
41,212 hours, 31,119 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING AND STARTING APU, PASSENGER AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN COACH COMPLAINED OF ACRID, ELEC TYPE ODOR IN MAIN CABIN, SHUTDOWN APU AND WITH EXT AIR AND POWER ODOR WENT AWAY. MTC IN PROGRESS. FOUND HYD LEAK IN TAIL COMPARTMENT, LEFT SYSTEM AND APU INLET CONTAMINATION.

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