Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 15, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53622
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Overheated
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DTW - FLT 1055 - EN ROUTE DTW-STL, CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE DURING CLIMB THROUGH 28,000 FEET. FLIGHT ATTENDANT HEARD SEVERAL BOOMS RIGHT BEFORE SMOKE BEGAN. RIGHT PACK TURNED OFF AND SMOKE CLEARED. RETURNED AND LANDED DTW WITHOUT INCIDENT. DETERMINED SMOKE WAS FROM A PACK OVERHEAT. RAN ENGINES AND PACKS FOR BLEED SHIFT AND OVERHEAT. INSPECTED PACKS AND DUCTING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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