Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 3, 2011
Submitted
April 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53626
Aircraft time
33,658 hours, 16,080 cycles
Part
Regulator Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
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 - FLIGHT ATTENDNANTS REPORTED VISIBLE SMOKE AND ODOR IN AFT CABIN AREA. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVES AND ACCOMPLISHED HIGH PRESSURE PACK BURN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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