SDR 0103769907

Service difficulty report · Acm · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
October 31, 2001
Submitted
November 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957N
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47253
Aircraft time
80,752 hours, 96,155 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
20495055
Condition
Leaking
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF ROTATION, A STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES FILLED THE CABIN. FUMES CLEARED WHEN THROTTLES WERE RETARDED FOR LANDING AFTER TURNBACK. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. FUMES RETURNED DURING TAXI TO THE GATE AND CLEARED WHEN PACKS WERE SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ACM LEAKING OIL INTERNALLY. OIL WAS IN THE DUCTS AND SENSE LINES. REPLACED THE ACM AND WATER SEPARATORS. DUCTS CLEARED OUT AND CABIN VENTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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