Service difficulty report · Supercharger · Doug DC6

Difficulty date
September 27, 2001
Submitted
September 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N43872
Make and model
Doug DC6
Aircraft serial
533294
Aircraft time
32,632 hours
Part
Supercharger
Part number
75372415507
Part serial
3160
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Part time
2,886 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, SMOKE IN COCKPIT. SHUTDOWN CABIN HEATERS, ELIMINATED SMOKE. SUSPECT NR 1 SUPERCHARGER SYSTEM. PULLED MAGNETIC PLUG ON THE NR 1 CSC, FOUND TO BE FULL OF METAL. SYSTEM DEFERRED PER MEL 21-1 AT 0800 ON 9-27-01Z. CSC TO BE REPLACED.

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