Service difficulty report · Acm · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 10, 2005
Submitted
February 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49319
Part
Acm
Condition
Leaking
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAX - AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 200 FEET, SMELL OF SMOKE AND VISIBLE SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. SMELL AND SMOKE CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET. ALL ENGINE AND AIR CONDITIONING PACKS APPEAR NORMAL. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS IN AIR CONDITIONING WATER SEPARATOR. FOUND INTERNAL OIL LEAK ON LEFT HAND AIR CYCLE MACHINE. INSTALLED NEW CLAMP AND SHIMMED AIR CYCLE MACHINE TO HEAT EXCHANGER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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