Service difficulty report · Cooling Turbine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53052
Part
Cooling Turbine
Part number
20495054
Condition
Leaking Oil
Location
Aft Fuselage
Part time
21,211 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

SEA - DURING DESCENT OUT OF 13,000 FEET ON FLIGHT 393, CREW REPORTED SMELLING AN OILY ODOR AND FUMES IRRITATING TO THE EYES IN THE COCKPIT, APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE LEFT AIR CONDITIONING PACK. FOUND THE LEFT COOLING TURBINE LEAKING OIL. REPLACED THE LEFT COOLING TURBINE, BOTH WATER SEPARATOR COALESCERS AND THE RECIRCULATION FAN FILTER. OPERATED BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WITH ENGINES AND APU FOR PNEUMATIC SUPPLY, NO ODOR OR FUMES NOTED. (M)

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