SDR CAL960325

Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819NY
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49479
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLT NR 1623 - CLE - SMOKE APPEARED IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT ON FINAL APPROACH TO CLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATOR BAGS AND NOTED PACK DUCTING WAS DRY OF FLUID. THE ENGINE SADDLE DUCTS WERE INSPECTED FOR OIL AND NONE WAS FOUND. THE GEAR WAS PINNED AND THE GEAR HANDLE, FLAPS, AND THRUST REVERSER WWERE CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. A HIGH POWER RUN WAS CONDUCTED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS CYCLED HOT AND COLD SEVERAL TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT ONE HOUR. NO INDICATIONS OF SMOKE OR SMELL WERE FOUND. THE ANOMALY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. (M)

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