Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 30, 2016
Submitted
June 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53612
Aircraft time
47,722 hours, 23,324 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
1116961
Part serial
5572
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, HAZE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ELEC ODOR WAS REPORTED IN THE FWD CABIN AREA CONCENTRATED AT ROW 5B. PAX ENTERTAINMENT SYS WAS DE-ACTIVATED & QRH COMPLIED WITH. HAZE DISSIPATED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED MCM 21-96-01 & FOUND A DEFECTIVE FWD CARGO HEAT DUCT. R & R DUCT IAW AMM 21-41-01. OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL.

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