Service difficulty report · Ram Air Door · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 26, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21582
Aircraft time
68,820 hours, 51,860 cycles
Part
Ram Air Door
Condition
Stuck
Location
A/C System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT GATE WITH APU POWER,TURNED PACKS ON AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. FOUND RT PACK RAM AIR SCOOP CK VALVE STUCK OPEN. FREED DOOR, RAN PACKS, RAN ENGINES 1 AND 3. PACK OPERATING, NO FURTHER SMOKE OR FUMES IN CABIN. OK FOR SERVICE.