Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
May 15, 2000
Submitted
June 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930BB
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47521
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Lt Pack
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SFB-GPT - DURING FLIGHT, COCKPIT CREW DETECTED AN ODOR COMING FROM THE COCKPIT AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. WITH THE LEFT ACM SHUT-DOWN THE ODOR WENT AWAY. THE LEFT PACK WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. UPON LANDING IN GPT, THE LEFT PACK AND DUCTS WERE INSPECTED FOR DEFECTS, NOTHING WAS FOUND TO SUBSTANTIATE THE FLIGHT CREWS REPORT. THE LEFT PACK WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 21-1 WITH ALL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND DUCTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RUN AND PRESSURIZED WITH NO ODOR DETECTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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