Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
August 21, 2007
Submitted
August 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47708
Aircraft time
73,752 hours, 75,330 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Part time
21,218 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, SMOKE AND FUMES APPEARED IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN BOTH PACKS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING BACK AT DTW. NO MENTION OF COM COMPLIANCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT FIND A POSITIVE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE BUT DID REPLACE BOTH COALESCER BAGS, THE APU, AND THE CABIN TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER. PACK BURNOUT COMPLETED AND THE LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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