Service difficulty report · Acm · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
August 19, 2004
Submitted
August 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14324
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23375
Aircraft time
58,431 hours, 26,656 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
20405011
Part serial
186726
Condition
Leaking
Location
A/C Pack Bay
Part time
15,612 hours, 7,915 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

A FLIGHT ATTENDANT COMPLAINED OF SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAD BEEN OCCASIONALLY GIVING OFF A SMOKY ODOR WHEN UNDER HIGH COOLING LOAD. THE ODOR DISSIPATED QUICKLY WHEN A HIGHER TEMPERATURE WAS SELECTED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO ITS ORIGINAL DESTINATION OF CLE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT ACM LEAKING. THE LT ACM WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 21-51-11. A BURNOUT WAS PERFORMED AFTER THE ACM REPLACEMENT. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO ODORS DETECTED.