Service difficulty report · Acm · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
January 5, 2008
Submitted
January 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47115
Aircraft time
87,908 hours, 79,134 cycles
Part
Acm
Condition
Odor
Location
Left
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH INTO MSP, ODOR OF SMOKE FILLED THE AFT CABIN SECTION. THE AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT INTO ALARM AND ILLUMINATED THE WARNING INDICATOR IN THE COCKPIT. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL INCLUDING ALL THE PACKS. FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES MEET THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL IN THE LEFT COALESCER BAG AND DETERMINED THE SOURCE TO BE THE LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE. THE ACM WAS REPLACED; PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH, AND A FINAL WATER SOCK REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT RETURNING TO SERVICE.

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