Narrative:

Hydraulic leak caused haze in cabin through APU. After arrival at dfw, holding short of runway 35C at taxiway Z, flight deck notified that a strange odor was in the cabin. At the same time, flight was cleared to cross runway 35C, then subsequently runway 35L. Right hydraulic fluid qty was noted low holding short of runway 35C. Entering the ramp, the cabin crew called indicating they had a strong acrid odor in the cabin and that it had become hazy. Aircrew turned off the packs. Aircraft continued the final 100 ft to the gate. Passenger deplaned normally. Subsequent hydraulic leak found and APU was shut down. No ATC or other assistance requested or rendered.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A HYD LEAK THAT ENTERED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS AND CONTAMINATED THE BREATHING AIR, ON TAXI IN TO THE GATE.

Narrative: HYD LEAK CAUSED HAZE IN CABIN THROUGH APU. AFTER ARR AT DFW, HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 35C AT TXWY Z, FLT DECK NOTIFIED THAT A STRANGE ODOR WAS IN THE CABIN. AT THE SAME TIME, FLT WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 35C, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY RWY 35L. R HYD FLUID QTY WAS NOTED LOW HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 35C. ENTERING THE RAMP, THE CABIN CREW CALLED INDICATING THEY HAD A STRONG ACRID ODOR IN THE CABIN AND THAT IT HAD BECOME HAZY. AIRCREW TURNED OFF THE PACKS. ACFT CONTINUED THE FINAL 100 FT TO THE GATE. PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY. SUBSEQUENT HYD LEAK FOUND AND APU WAS SHUT DOWN. NO ATC OR OTHER ASSISTANCE REQUESTED OR RENDERED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.