Service difficulty report · Cover · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 11, 2018
Submitted
July 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53253
Aircraft time
81,400 hours, 37,104 cycles
Part
Cover
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, H, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. CLE-DFW DIVERTED TO CMH ACCOUNT SMOKE/ODOR IN COCKPIT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SMOKE AND EXCESSIVE HEAT REPORTED IN CABIN BY F/A. SMOKE WAS REPORTED TO BE MUSTY OR ELECTRICAL SMELLING, VERY THICK AND GRAY IN ALL OF CABIN. F/O SMELLED SOME SMOKE IN COCKPIT. SUSPECTED RIGHT PACK AND OVERHEAT. SELECTED COOLER TEMP WITH NO RESPONSE OF CONTROL VALVES. DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH EMERGENCY DESCENT. TRIED TO CONTROL PACK WITH AUTO CONTROL. NO EFFECT, SWITCHED TO MANUAL CONTROL AND VALVES MOVED COOLER POSITION WITH LITTLE EFFECT. CREW TURNED OFF RIGHT PACK IN DESCENT. SMOKE AND FUMES TOOK 7-10 MINUTES TO DISSIPATE. LANDED NORMALLY AT 122,000 IN CMH. NO INDICATIONS OF HOT SPOTS REPORTED BY ARF EXTERNALLY OR IN CABIN AFTER ARRIVAL AT GATE. ACCOMPLISHED MCM 05-96-70, LT PACK HEAT EXCHANGER CLEAN OUT PORT DIVERTER VALVE COVER FOUND DISLODGED, REINSTALLED THE SAME, SECURED EMERGENCY LIGHT WIRES IN TAIL CONE, RAN PACKS AT VARIABLE SETTING. ALL OPERATIONS CHECK SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WITH NO FINDINGS PER AMM 05-51-04.

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