Service difficulty report · Augment Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 14, 2011
Submitted
April 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53630
Aircraft time
32,970 hours, 15,730 cycles
Part
Augment Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Ac Bay
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

LAX - CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMBOUT SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN AREA. AFTER CAPTAIN RESTARTED THE APU THERE WAS VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AS WELL. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED LAX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT AUGMENTATION VALVE AND LEFT PACK PRESSURE REGULATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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