Service difficulty report · Inlet · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
June 4, 2011
Submitted
June 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47757
Aircraft time
2,446 hours, 2,130 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A BURNING SMELL AFTER TAKEOFF. RIGHT PACK IMMEDIATELY SECURED AND SMELL DISSIPATED. FOUND RIGHT PACK TEMPERATURE VALVE AT FULL HOT AND REPOSITIONED TO MID. RE-ACTIVATED RIGHT PACK AND SMELL RETURNED. HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVE SECURED AND PACK THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. APU INLETS & APU WERE FOUND OIL SOAKED BUT LEAK SOURCE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. RAN ENGINES & APU IN ALL CONFIGURATIONS AND DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FURTHER ODORS. PACKS HAD NORMAL OPERATIONAL CHECK. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT PER AMM. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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