Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 6, 2012
Submitted
September 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803WA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49507
Aircraft time
44,887 hours, 32,843 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Separated
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE RIGHT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMELL OF SMOKE. INSPECTED AREA OF AFT VENTRAL AIRSTAIRS AND FOUND THE DUCT BETWEEN THE RT ACM AND PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER HAD BECOME SEPARATED. RECONNECTED RT ACM TO PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER PER MD80 AMM21-51-01, 21-51-04 AND OPS CHECKED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM PER MD80 AMM 21-00-00. NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECKED ALL LAV SMOKE DETECTOR PER MD80 AMM 26-14-00. OPERATED A/C PACKS, LT & RT, PER 21-00-00, FOR 30 MINUTES, NO SMOKE DETECTOR ALARMS SOUNDED AND NO SMOKE ODORS WERE DETECTED DURING TEST.

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