Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 7, 2002
Submitted
February 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53268
Aircraft time
30,157 hours, 23,604 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
H, G, B

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED HAZE AND SMOKE IN CABIN. AFT RT SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED. CREW S/O LEFT PACK. THE A/C DEPRESSURIZED. PASSENGER MASKS DEPLOYED. CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY DESCENT AND SMOKE REMOVAL CHECK LIST. ODOR SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC MELTING. FOUND DUCT DISCONNECTED AT ACM DIS. REMOVED COALESCER ASSY FOUND BAGS MELTED. REPLACED ASSY'S AND BAGS. FOUND CAPS INSTALLED ON BOTH LT AND RT AUG VALVES. REPLACED LT AND RT AUG VALVES. REPLACED O2 MASKS AND GEN. CONNECTED DUCT ON ACM DISCHARGE AND PERFORMED TEST 5, 6, 7 PER PFHB A/C SYS CKS OUT, BOTH PACKS OPS NORMAL.

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