Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 5, 2008
Submitted
November 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53420
Aircraft time
39,507 hours, 32,298 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

IMMEDIATELY UPON ROTATION, ALL F/A STATION AND COCKPIT SMELLED A VERY ACRID, HEAVY ODOR. APU WAS OFF A/C FLIGHT RETURNED TO LAND THERE WAS NO SMOKE PRESENT. MTC IN PROGRESS. FOUND LT ENGINE AS SOURCE OF ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 PER TRANSMITTAL. CHECKS GOOD OK FOR SERVICE. RUN UP CK ALL GOOD.

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