SDR 0401779616

Service difficulty report · Cooling Turbine · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
September 27, 2004
Submitted
October 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N616NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47229
Aircraft time
70,336 hours, 68,112 cycles
Part
Cooling Turbine
Part number
20495055
Part serial
37311
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Acm System
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

FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE LEFT AFT LAVATORY AND THE LAVATORY ALARM SOUNDED SOON THERE AFTER. NO MENTION OF COM PROCEDURE COMPLIANCE OR OF ANY SUSPECTED CAUSE OF SMOKE. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. PILOT STATED THAT THE SMOKE BEGAN TO CLEAR ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL IN THE LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE OUTLET DUCTS BUT NO TRACE OF OIL UPSTREAM OF ACM. THE LEFT ACM, APU, AND LEFT WATER SEPARATOR WERE ALL REPLACED. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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