Service difficulty report · Cooling Turbine · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
January 9, 2010
Submitted
January 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
172
Part
Cooling Turbine
Part number
22044005
Part serial
126252C
Condition
Worn
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AIR TURNBACK FLT 7584 RAP: COCKPIT BECAME CONTAMINATED WITH SMOKE AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INDICATION OF FIRE WAS OBSERVED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED AIR COOLING TURBINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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