Service difficulty report · Pump · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49705
Part
Pump
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O, SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT WITH SMOKE ALARMS ON FURTHER INSP FOUND HYD TRANSFER PUMP CASE DRAIN LINE HAD FILLED ITS OVERFLOW CONTAINER. WHICH IN TURN HAD BEEN RUNNING INTO THE APU INTAKE. REPLACED HYD TRANSFER PUMP, DUMPED AND CLEANED DRAIN CAN. APU WILL HAVE TO BE CLEANED TO PREVENT FURTHER CONTAMINATION OF AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEMS.

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