SDR 0301829612

Service difficulty report · Cooling Turbine · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
September 27, 2003
Submitted
September 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47436
Aircraft time
67,491 hours, 79,163 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Cooling Turbine
Part number
20495054
Part serial
88865
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
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 AFTER TAKEOFF, SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN THE CABIN AREA AND LAV SMOKE DETECTORS WERE IN ALARM. CREW COMPLIED WITH COM, DONNED OXYGEN MASKS, & RETURNED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT GFK. SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED BEFORE LANDING & THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FIRE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT ACM DUMPING OIL & CAUSING SMOKE IN CABIN. THE LT ACM WAS MEL'D & BOTH WATER SEPARATOR BAGS WERE REPLACED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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