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FAA incident report · Boeing 767-332 · Richmond, VA · June 8, 2005

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Date
June 8, 2005 · 20:19 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N143DA
Reported as
Boeing 767332
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW4090
People aboard
153
Fatal injuries
0
N143DARegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2019 · Boeing 767-332S/N 25991 · Built 1998Airframe modelBoeing 767-332Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW4000 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed alt enroute to lga with 147 passengers on board; while in cruise flight the aircraft diverted ric due to smoke alarm activations. After landing ric 06/08/05 8:19 local, normal deplaning occurred on the ramp away from the gate, no injuries were reported. Fire department examined the aircraft and could find no evidence of fire or smoke. Contract maintenance (million-air) ric was called out privacy data omitted and coordinated with maintenance control to check aircraft systems and determined the left environmental flow pack to be the probable cause of vapor in the cabin. Aircraft engines were run up with flow packs alternately shut off and as a result the left flow pack was deferred per MEL 21/51/01A. However, aircraft was ferried to delta atl maintenance base at 12:08 e 06/09/05 due to a reported history of pack problems by maintenance control on this aircraft. On return to atl maintenance base, the #1 engine internal oil seal was determined to be the cause and the #1 engine was replaced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ALT ENROUTE TO LGA WITH 147 PASSENGERS ON BOARD; WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED RIC DUE TO SMOKE ALARM ACTIVATIONS. AFTER LANDING RIC 06/08/05 8:19 LOCAL, NORMAL DEPLANING OCCURRED ON THE RAMP AWAY FROM THE GATE, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AND COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (MILLION-AIR) RIC WAS CALLED OUT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND COORDINATED WITH MAINTENANCE CONTROL TO CHECK AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND DETERMINED THE LEFT ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW PACK TO BE THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF VAPOR IN THE CABIN. AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE RUN UP WITH FLOW PACKS ALTERNATELY SHUT OFF AND AS A RESULT THE LEFT FLOW PACK WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 21/51/01A. HOWEVER, AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DELTA ATL MAINTENANCE BASE AT 12:08 E 06/09/05 DUE TO A REPORTED HISTORY OF PACK PROBLEMS BY MAINTENANCE CONTROL ON THIS AIRCRAFT. ON RETURN TO ATL MAINTENANCE BASE, THE #1 ENGINE INTERNAL OIL SEAL WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE AND THE #1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED.