Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 19, 2003
Submitted
September 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7533A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49987
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
A/C 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

ORD - FLT 1990 - EN ROUTE ORD-BOS, AFTER TAKEOFF WHITE ACRID SMOKE ENTERED CABIN AND COCKPIT. BOTH AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ABNORMAL PROCEDURE WERE FOLLOWED AND UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH LIGHTS. RETURNED ORD, SMOKE DISSIPATED WHILE ON FINAL, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING ORD, BOTH TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. TIGHTENED B-NUTS ON LEFT AND RIGHT AUXILIARY VALVE SENSE LINES. ALSO, REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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