Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
November 4, 2007
Submitted
November 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48107
Aircraft time
64,810 hours, 60,261 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Acm
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH 4000 FEET, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INFORMED THE COCKPIT CREW THAT THE AFT RIGHT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WAS SOUNDING AND THAT THE CABIN HAD A HOT SMELL. FLIGHT CREW MADE NOTE OF POWER SETTINGS AND RETURNED TO A NORMAL SAFE LANDING BACK AT MSP. NO MENTION OF COMPLIANCE OR CABIN HEAT SELECTOR POSITION. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED "SMOKE IN CABIN" TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES AND FOUND A CRACKED DUCT BETWEEN THE LEFT ACM AND COALESCER BUT NO SOURCE OF SMOKE. AFTER THE DUCT WAS REPLACED AND THE COALESCER BAGS CHANGED, PACK BURN OUT PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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