Service difficulty report · Air Duct · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
November 18, 2010
Submitted
November 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21490
Aircraft time
42,913 hours, 29,344 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Air Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Air Con
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

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL FUMES IN COCKPIT, INCREASED AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB. UPON ARRIVAL, NOTICED STRONG DIESEL ODOR IN ACFT EE AND PIT AREAS ALSO IN FLT DECK. OUR HEAT DUCTING WAS ALSO STRONG ODOR. CHECKING COALASTER BAGS. SUSPECT HEAT CART CONTAMINATION INTO CONDITIONED AIR MANIFOLD. ATB, EMERG DECLARED. OUR GSE VERIFIED THE HEAT CART INJECTOR LINE WAS LEAKING DIESEL INTO THE HEAT CART AIR SUPPLY FAN. COALASTER BAGS HAD HEAVY SMELL CONTAMINATION. R & R BOTH COALASTER BAGS REF MM 21-55-051-4. RAN APU AND PACKS. CONDITIONED AIR CLEARED UP NO ODORS NOTICED. RAN ENGS JRH WITH PACKS AND BLEEDS ON. SYS GRD OPS CHECKS OK. OK TO CONTINUE.