Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 16, 2002
Submitted
May 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53284
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1941101
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 1645 - IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF DFW EN ROUTE PDX, BLUISH GRAY SMOKE APPEARED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN WITH A BURNED RUBBER SMELL. GALLEY POWER ANF RECIRCULATION FAN TURNED OFF. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER SMOKE SEEMED TO THIN. NO LOSS OF ENGINE OIL OR HYDRAULIC FLUID NOTED. ALL ELECTRICAL INDICATIONS NORMAL. RETURNED AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. INCIDENT UNDER INVESTIGATION. REPLACED RIGHT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER, ALSO RIGHT ACM. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN AND ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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