Service difficulty report · Cooling Turbine · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 14, 2004
Submitted
May 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49587
Aircraft time
33,743 hours, 25,201 cycles
Part
Cooling Turbine
Part number
20495054
Part serial
702098
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Cooling
Part time
55,225 hours, 44,918 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK SMOKE IN CABIN WAS REPORTED WHEN GROUND PNEUMATIC UNIT WAS CONNECTED AND LT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. THE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND NO SMOKE EVIDENCE WAS DETECTED. BOTH AIR COOLING TURBINES WERE CHECKED AND LT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 21-1. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE AT GDL, LT TURBINE COOLING WAS REPLACED IAW MM 21-51-1, TEST CORRECT.

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