Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Fokker F27MK50

Difficulty date
March 12, 2003
Submitted
May 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Fokker F27MK50
Engine
Pwa PW125B
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
7786833
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin Cooling
Part time
27,855 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

(AUS) SMOKE AND FUMES EVIDENT IN CABIN. INVESTIGATION COULD FIND NO CAUSE BUT THE LT HEAT EXCHANGER HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS OPERATED ON THE GROUND FOR TWENTY MINUTES UNTIL THE SMOKE/ODOR DISAPPEARED.