SDR ABXA020367

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
December 19, 2002
Submitted
December 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47380
Aircraft time
56,287 hours, 60,591 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Duct
Condition
Loose
Location
Air Distribution
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
C
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

DURING FINAL APPROACH, ODOR OF SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE COCKPIT. LT TEMP CONTROLLER IN MANUAL WITH LT DUCT TEMP PEAKED. TURNED IT OFF. ODOR WENT AWAY. ON THE GROUND, TURNED LT SUPPLY SWITCH BACK ON, WAS ABLE TO CONTROL TEMP MANUALLY. OPS CHECKED LT MANUAL TEMP CONTROL IAW MM. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NOTED LT AUTO TEMP CONTROL DEFERRED, DI NR 25133. NO OIL ODOR NOTED DURING OPS CHECK. CLEARED DI NR 25133. FOUND LT SYSTEM COOLING AIR DUCT ON AFT SIDE OF WATER SEPERATOR NOT INSTALLED. REINSTALLED LOOSE DUCT AND TIGHTENED CLAMPS. LT AUTO TEMP CONTROL SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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