Service difficulty report · Control Box · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
August 21, 2013
Submitted
August 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403LC
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Aircraft serial
4590
Aircraft time
61,691 hours, 30,014 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
2543013508
Part serial
9060975
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cargo Temp
Part time
1,950 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING SCHEDULED FLIGHT, CREW EXPERIENCED SMOKE AND FUMES ON FLIGHT DECK. BOTH CARGO AND FLIGHT DECK AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WERE SECURED AS A PRECAUTION AND AN AIR RETURN WAS EXECUTED. AFTER LANDING, A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CARGO COMPARTMENT AIR CONDITIONING PACK AND FLIGHT DECK AIR CONDITIONING PACK WAS PERFORMED. CARGO BAY TEMP CONTROL VALVE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE IN THE "FULL HOT" POSITION. CARGO COMPARTMENT TEMP CONTROL BOX WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AND A FULL OPS CHECK OF THE AIRCONDITIONING SYS WAS CARRIED OUT. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED DURING THE TEST FLIGHT.