Service difficulty report · Overflow Can · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49644
Part
Overflow Can
Condition
Overflowing
Location
Hyd Syst
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH WITH ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON, AFT SMOKE DETECTORS WENT OFF AND THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS AND LEAK CHECK OK. CHECKED ACM OIL, FOUND OK. FOUND HYD OVERFLOW CAN OVERFLOWING, EMPTIED SAME AND RAN ENGINES PACKS ANTI-ICE, APU COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

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