Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
June 24, 2014
Submitted
July 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861AM
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
30706
Aircraft time
38,275 hours, 18,951 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
10139831
Part serial
SS
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
38,275 hours, 18,951 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, CAPTAIN REPORTED AN ABNORMAL SMOKE FROM LT WING. PERFORMED REVISION DETECTING CONTAMINATED WITH HYD LIQUID THE LT ENG AIR PURGE SYS PNEUMATIC DUCT. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR. THE FIM 21-00 TASK 806 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, THE RECIRCULATION AIR FILTERS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 21-25-01, THE HEAT EXCHANGER AND PLENUM DIFFUSER WERE CLEANED IAW AMM 21-51-03 & THE LT ENG WAS WASHED IAW AMM 72-00-00, TESTED CORRECT.

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