Service difficulty report · Air Cyc Mach · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15820
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49480
Part
Air Cyc Mach
Part number
20495053
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Pack
Part time
19,735 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN DURING TAXI OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE AIR COND TURBINE NOZZLE C/B POPPED WHEN COLDER POSITION SELECTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRING CHAFING/SHORTING TO RT TURBINE NOZZLE SHUTOFF VALVE. THE WIRING WAS SPLICED AND THE WIRE BUNDLE WAS REPOSITIONED. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. SMOKE APPEARED IN THE CABIN AGAIN DURING TAXI IN AT EWR. THE RIGHT PACK WAS TURNED OFF AND THE SMOKE CLEARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT AIR CYCLE MACHINE AT FAULT. THE RT ACM WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO SMOKE DETECTED.

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