Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
April 25, 2007
Submitted
April 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47225
Aircraft time
79,146 hours, 76,255 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Pressure Reg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED BOTH AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS WERE SOUNDING. A MINUTE LATER THE FLIGHT CREW SMELLED FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. NO MENTION OF COM COMPLIANCE BUT CREW DID SAY THE SMELL CLEARED SOMEWHAT AND THEN RETURNED SLIGHTLY WORSE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO A NORMAL SAFE LANDING BACK AT MSP. MAINTENANCE FOUND A SENSE LINE TO THE PRESSURE REGULATOR DISCONNECTED. THE LINE WAS RECONNECTED, ACM WAS FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED, AND THE COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED. PACK BURN-OUT PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH, COALESCER BAGS REPLACED AGAIN, AND WHEN NO SMOKE OR FUMES WERE GENERATED THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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