SDR CAL960104

Service difficulty report · Insulation · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
February 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12510
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47799
Part
Insulation
Condition
Burned
Location
Rt Air Cond Pack
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

CLE - FLT 1448 - THE PRESENCE OF FUMES WERE OBSERVED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CLE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT PACKS WERE SEPARATELY ISOLATED, BUT THE FUMES CONTINUED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO CLE. MAINTENANCE FOUND INSULATION ON RT PACK SYSTEM BURNED. THE INSULATION WAS REMOVED FROM DUCTS. A BURN-OUT OF HIGH PRESSURE PNEUMATIC DUCTING WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 21-20-02 AND THE PACKS OPERATED NORMALLY WITH NO FUMES NOTED. IN ADDITION, THE COALESCER BAGS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. (X)

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