Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
March 11, 2007
Submitted
March 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N764NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47717
Aircraft time
70,668 hours, 71,298 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ACCUMULATION OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN DURING CLIMB. COM PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO A NORMAL LANDING. MAINTENANCE AT DTW COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SMOKE USING APU AIR OR ENGINE AIR (IDLE AND HIGH POWER). THE RIGHT ACM AND THE COALESCER BAGS WERE ALL CHANGED BUT NO DEFECTS NOTED. A LEAKING FITTING ON THE RIGHT ENGINE NR 4 BEARING BREATHER LINE WAS SECURED, A LEAKING LEFT ENGINE OIL TANK TRANSFER TUBE WAS REPLACED, AND THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED DUE TO SPRAYING FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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