SDR AALA971075

Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N241AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49254
Part
Switch
Part number
1173T0639
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Acm
Stage of operation
CL
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

DFW - FLT 1826 - AFTER T/O DFW DURING CLIMB-OUT AT FL100, HOT ODOR NOTED IN CABIN FOLLOWED BY SMOKE FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYS. LEFT ACM WAS OBSERVED IN FULL HOT POSITION WITH TEMP CONTROL SWITCH IN AUTO POSITION. TURNED OFF LT ACM AND A/C RETURNED TO DFW, LANDING OVERWEIGHT W/O INCIDENT. PLACARDED COCKPIT TEMP CONTROL INOP IN AUTO MODE AND PLACARDED LEFT ACM THERMAL CONTROLS SWITCH INOP. ACCOMP O/W LANDING INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYS GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OP. REPLACED LT ACM 130 DEGREE THERMOSTAT SWITCH AT SEA. ACCOMP GROUND ENG RUN AND OPERATED LT AND RT ACM THROUGH FULL RANGE HOT AND COLD WITH NO DEFECTS OR ODOR NOTED. SYS GROUND CHECKED NORM OP. REMOVED PLACARDS. (M)

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