Service difficulty report · Filter · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
March 28, 2009
Submitted
March 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N372FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46610
Aircraft time
84,838 hours, 34,444 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Fouled
Location
Nr 2 Acm
Stage of operation
CR
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

APPROX 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, SMOKE AND FUMES WERE DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL IN ORIGIN. PREVIOUS TO THIS, NR 1 PACK WAS INDICATING -21F AND GETTING COLDER. NR 2 PACK WAS OFF AND WAS TURNED BACK ON. THEN NR 1 PACK WAS TURNED OFF. QRH PROCEDURE FOR SMOKE/FUMES COMPLETED, DIVERTED. INSPECTED BOTH FWD AVIONICS BAY & CAC FOR EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. NONE FOUND. INSPECTED BEHIND FLT DECK C/B PANELS FOR EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. NONE FOUND. INSPECTED COALESCER BAGS & FOUND NR 2 ACM FILTER FOULED. UNABLE TO GET TURBINE BYPASS VALVE FUNCTIONING ON NR 1 PACK. PLACED NR 1 & 2 PACK ON MEL. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS, NR1 PACK TURBINE BYPASS VALVE AND RAM AIR INLET DOOR ACTUATOR.

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