Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
October 31, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18513
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
48112
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Brake Syst
Stage of operation
TO
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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO DTW FOR REPORTS OF A RUBBER ODOR OBSERVED IN THE CABIN. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF SMOKE. THE ODOR BEGAN TO DISSIPATE WITHIN THREE MINUTES. THERE WERE NO ENGINE OR AIRCRAFT SYSTEM PROBLEMS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS WAS THE SECOND AIR RETURN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COALESCER BAGS HAD BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE RIGHT BRAKE CONTROL VALVE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE BRAKE CONTROL VALVE WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM 32-42-2. A HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH THE PACKS SET HOT AND NO ODORS WERE NOTED.

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