Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 28, 2002
Submitted
December 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48402
Aircraft time
39,951 hours, 9,725 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DECLARED INFLIGHT EMERGENCY, SMOKE IN COCKPIT. SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS BELIEVED TO BE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. NOTICED A DIRTY SOCK ODOR DURING TAXI. IN FLIGHT, THE SMOKE KEPT INCREASING, RETURNED TO BASE. USED EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE TO EGRESS ON RUNWAY. FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCIDENTLY DEPLOYED THE OTHER ESCAPE SLIDE. FOUND NR 1 PACK ANTI ICE VALVE LEAKING INSTALLED NR 1 PACK ANTI ICE VALVE PER MD11 M.M. 21-53-27-2 OK FOR SERVICE PERFORMED PER MD11 MM 21-53-00-7 PARA 2 CLEANING AIR CONDITIONING PACK AND DISTRIBUTION APPROX 5 TIMES NO SMOKE AND NO OIL ODOR AT THIS TIME

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