Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
April 2, 2018
Submitted
April 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53622
Aircraft time
52,374 hours, 26,220 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
VAL5426
Part serial
P494
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF COCKPIT AND CABIN HAD STRONG, OVEN, BURNING SMELL. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CONFIRMED SMELL WITH NO SMOKE OR HAZE IN CABIN. SMELL DISSIPATED COMPLETELY IN 1 TO 2 MINUTES, OVENS WERE OFF AND APU WAS OFF AND INOPERABLE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED MCM CARD 05-96-70 TYPE 4, FOUND RIGHT HAND AIRCRAFT PRESSURE REGULATOR, SHUTOFF, VALVE BAD, AND REPLACED VALVE PER MM 21-31-01. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS, NO ODOR NOTED.

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