Service difficulty report · Air Distribution · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53449
Part
Air Distribution
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

RNO - FLT 613 - AIR TURN BACK, CREW REPORTED, SMOKE/FUMES IN COCKPIT FROM GASPER VENTS AND SLIGHT ODOR NOTED. TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONING PACKS AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES INLET AND EXHAUST FOR FOD, INSPECTED APU INLETS AND WHEEL WELLS FOR FLUID LEAK, CHECKED BOTH COOLING TURBINES FOR OIL LEVEL AND LEAK, NO DEFECT OR LEAK NOTED. REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATOR COALESCERS, NO CONTAMINATION OR ODOR NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED RUN UP OF BOTH ENGINES AND OPERATED BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS, NO SMOKE/FUMES OR ODOR NOTED. (M)

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