Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 24, 2010
Submitted
April 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49983
Aircraft time
53,082 hours, 39,730 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Heat Exchanger
Condition
Fumes
Location
Nr 2 A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

IN CRUISE, PILOT NOTICED BURNING SMELL AND HAZE IN COCKPIT. HAZE WAS NOT VISIBLE IN CABIN. PILOT TURNED OFF PACK NR 2 AND SMELL AND HAZE DISSAPATED. NR 2 PACK PRESSURE PEGGED AT 5.0. MX RAN ENGINES AT SEVERAL POWER SETTINGS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. ENGINE BLEED AND A/C PACK OPERATION CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED OPN 5088 AND NO TROUBLE WAS FOUND. PERFORMED A DUCT BURNOUT OPN 5089 AS PRECAUTIONARY. PNEUMATIC BLEED SYS AND A/C PACK SYS OPS CHECK GOOD.

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