SDR 0600069615

Service difficulty report · Boot · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
January 6, 2006
Submitted
January 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47129
Aircraft time
75,958 hours, 67,630 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Boot
Condition
Separated
Location
Anti Ice System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPLICATION OF WING ANTI-ICE, ON APPROACH, CREW REPORTED A STRONG ODOR. THE FUMES WERE DESCRIBED AS (DUSTY SMOKE) AND NO IDENTIFIABLE SOURCE WAS OBVIOUS. FLIGHT CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES. LANDING WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DUCT BOOT SEPARATED FROM THE LT WATER SEPARATOR, REPLACED IT, AND REPLACED THE COALESCER SOCK. PACK BURN-OUT PROCEDURES COMPLETED. BOTH PACKS RAN AT FULL HOT AND COLD WHILE AT TAKEOFF POWER AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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