Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49980
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Landing Gear
Component
700569500
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

ON T/O FROM PBI, THE FLT CREW REPORTED AN ODOR IN THE CABIN. ODOR DISSIPATED ON POWER REDUCTION. ODOR RETURNED AT FL250, RT PACK WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE ODOR WENT AWAY. FLIGHT DIVERTEDTO JAX. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE LINE LEAKING AND FLUID WAS STREAKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. TIGHTENED LINE, PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT. REPLACED COALESCERS.

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