Service difficulty report · Smoke · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
May 15, 2001
Submitted
June 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7266U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21413
Aircraft time
66,810 hours, 38,104 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS SMOKE IN CABIN WHILE SITTING ON THE GROUND WITH PACKS RUNNING. *S/D* THE COOLING FANS LOST POWER RESULTING IN PACKS GETTING HOT CAUSING A LIGHT HAZE IN THE CABIN WITH NO NOTICEABLE ODOR. THE PACKS WERE OPERATED OFF THE ENGINES AND THE APU TO VERIFY OPERATION. APU OP CHECKED NORMAL AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.