Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
April 14, 2017
Submitted
April 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53634
Aircraft time
47,933 hours, 24,142 cycles
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
39271411
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF F/A CALLED COCKPIT REPORTING STRONG ELECTRIC BURNING FUMES IN CABIN. SOME ODOR IN COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD ORD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE, WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND A WIRE SPLICE CONTACTING DUCT BELOW LT ACM. REPLACED CONNECTOR IAW SWP MM 20-31-01. MAINTENANCE CONTINUED TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPLACED THE RT PRSOV IAW MM 21-31-01, OPS AND LEAK CHECKS OK. AS A PRECAUTION, ALSO REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT PACK COALESCER BAGS IAW AMM 21-20-02, AND CABIN AIR RECIRCULATION FAN FILTER IAW AMM 21-20-18, ALL OPS AND LEAK CHECKS OK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. (SEE ALSO SDR AALA201704189031)

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