SDR AALA990791

Service difficulty report · Manifold · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 27, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49299
Part
Manifold
Part number
0711346003
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Tr Unit
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 2217 - EN ROUTE ORD-DFW - CREW NOTED ACRID SMOKE IN FIRST CLASS CABIN. EXTINGUISHED OVERHEAD LIGHT AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. WHEN OVERHEAD LIGHT WERE TURNED BACK ON THE SMOKE AND FUMES RETURNED, IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF OVERHEAD LIGHTS. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED ALL FIRST CLASS CABIN OVERHEAD LIGHTS. ALL LIGHTS NORMAL WITH NO SMOKE BEING NOTED. NR 1 THRUST REVERSER MANIFOLD LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO THE APU SUSPECT THIS IS CAUSING THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE NR 1 THRUST REVERSER MANIFOLD WAS PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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