Service difficulty report · Air Dist · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
December 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125AA
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46525
Part
Air Dist
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

LAX - FLT 1 - STRONG ODOR IN CABIN AND COCKPIT, ABORTED FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNING TO LAX. ACCOMP CLEANING OF HEAT EXCHANGERS PER MM 21-53-01. CLEANED APU INLET, RAN ENGINES 1 AT A TIME WITHOUT APU RUNNING TRYING TO ISOLATE THE SMELL OF OIL OR THE SOURCE. NO HELP. FOUND RESIDUAL, OIL IN APU COMPARTMENT AND INLET AREA. CLEANED UP OIL. ACCOMPLISHED HEAT EXCHANGER CLEAN OUT PROCEDURES PER MM 21-53-01 PAGES 209-210. REPLACED COALESCAR BAGS AND CABIN RECIRCULATION FILTERS. ACCOMPLISHED TAKEOFF POWER RUN WITH ALL PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS ON AIRCRAFT PACKS ON, NO STRONG ODOR DETECTED THROUGHOUT CABIN OR COCKPIT, OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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