Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
August 26, 2010
Submitted
August 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22938
Aircraft time
32,670 hours, 19,452 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIR TURNBACK, SMOKE IN COCKPIT, SMOKE APPEARED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE THROTTLE QUADRANT. VISIBLY CHECKED FWD NOSE COMPARTMENT WIRING, LIGHT BALLAST AND UNDER QUADRANT AREA, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FAULT. CHECKED AVIONICS BAY, WIRING, BOXES, FOUND LIGHTS ON EPGWS, DFDR & COMPASS COUPLER 2, THESE ARE NORMAL ON GROUND. RAN ALL 3 ENGINES, APU & BOTH PACKS FOR ABOUT 15 MIN, PER JRH. WITH ENGS RUNNING, TRIED ALL LIGHTING IN COCKPIT, STAB TRIM, FLAPS. ALL OPS NORMAL WITH JRH, NO C/B'S FOUND TO BE OPENED. DURING ENGINE RUN AT 40% OBSERVED NO SMOKE, NO ODORS AND NO BURNED ELECTRICAL SMELLS IN ANY COMPARTMENTS. TOOK A/C TO HIGH POWER AT J-PAD FOR 4 MIN, WITH BOTH PACKS, OPERATED STAB CONTROL, FLAPS, SPEED BRAKE, RADAR & FLIGHT CONTROLS AT YOKE. ALL OPS NORMAL PER JRH WITH NOW SMOKE OR ODORS AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT WATER SEPERATOR COALESCER & REINSTALLED WATER SEPARATOR. REMOVED LT WATER SEPARATOR AND INSPECTED. COALESCER BAG CLEAN, REINSTALLED LT WATER SEPARATOR & COALESCER BAG PER AMM 21-55-051-4 & 21-55-41, CHECKS OK FOR SERVICE.

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