Service difficulty report · Pack · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
July 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69735
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20664
Part
Pack
Condition
Smoking
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHILE OPERATING RT PACK IN MANUAL WITH MIX VALVE AT HALF POSITION, THE RIGHT PACK TEMP WENT TO 150 DEGREES AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY CABIN SMOKE DURING DESCENT INTO EWR. THE SMOKE CLEARED WHEN COOLING DOOR WAS OPENED AND MIX VALVE WAS ADJUSTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT EWR WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE OPERATION OF BOTH PACKS ON THE GROUND WITH ENGINES RUNNING AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE BLEED AIR DISTRIBUTION WAS ALSO CHECKED IAW MM 36-10-0 AND ALL OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.