Service difficulty report · Nut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 15, 2000
Submitted
December 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49553
Part
Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 2468 - EN ROUTE SJC-DFW, UPON ARRIVAL TAXIING TO GATE WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. APU WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. SMELL CEASED. CABIN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR SMOKE WAS FOLLOWED. ARRIVED AT GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS. TIGHTENED B-NUT ON LEFT SIDE THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE. PERFORMED PACK BURNOUT CHECKS PER THE MM. NO SMELL OR SMOKE NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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