Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 9, 2011
Submitted
December 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53622
Aircraft time
35,672 hours, 16,830 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

ELP - CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED ELP LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE THAT WAS BROKEN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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