Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 22, 2002
Submitted
August 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48475
Aircraft time
46,938 hours, 5,576 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
3983965
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT OF DFW COCKPIT CREW SMELLED SMOKE. SUBSEQUENTLY HAD AN LAVATORY SMOKE EAD ALERT. SMOKE PERSISTED FOR 3-4 MIN, THEN WENT OUT. F/A'S REPORT DENSE SMOKE ESCAPE FROM CREW REST MODULE WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED AFTER LANDING. RETURNED TO DFW. REPLACED FWD CABIN TRIM AIR VALVE. PERFORMED AIR CONDITION PACK AND DISTRIBUTION DUCT CLEANING PER M/M. RAN ENGINES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. DURING PACK AND DISTRIBUTION DUCT CLEAN FOUND NR 3 TURBINE BYPASS VALVE INOP. REPLACED SAME.

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