Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 9, 2002
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N237AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49253
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Dirty
Location
Acm Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

JFK - FLT 1683 - ABOUT 4 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF PILOTS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOTICED AN ACRID SMELL WITH ASSOCIATED HEAVY HAZE IN CABIN. A LIGHT HAZE IN COCKPIT, IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF PACKS AND CABIN EXHAUST FAN. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAID SMOKE/HAZE WAS NOT DISSIPATING. RETURN JFK AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HAZE AND SLIGHT ODOR PERSISTED ON GROUND AND AT GATE. ACCOMPLISHED LEFT AND RIGHT PACK BURN OUT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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