SDR 070180

Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
December 30, 2007
Submitted
January 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865GA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49998
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Smoke
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

FLIGHT 603 FROM BLI, THE FLIGHT CREW DETECTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO BLI. ON CALL MX PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE ACFT BY MX CONTROLLER. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS AT FAULT AND THE SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED. ADDITIONALLY IAW GMM PROCEDURES AN AIRBORNE SYSTEM TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE LT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM "OFF", NO SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN. THE LT AC SYSTEM DEFERRAL WAS CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND CLEANING THE LT PACK CABIN DUCT SENSOR. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 21-61-00. CHECKED NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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