Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 6, 2002
Submitted
December 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53090
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
39271012
Condition
Sticking
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 1145 - EN ROUTE DFW-SFO, AIRCRAFT ON CLIMB-OUT, EMITTED SMOKE AND FUMES FROM AIRCRAFT GASPERS THROUGHOUT THE PLANE. SMOKE STOPPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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