Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
April 30, 2008
Submitted
May 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48107
Aircraft time
65,526 hours, 60,879 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
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

AFTER TAKEOFF FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. FLT CREW COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES FOR SMOKE REMOVAL & INITIATED A RETURN. PILOTS NOTED RT AC SYS INDICATING FULL HOT IN AUTOMATIC MODE, TRIED FULL COLD IN AUTO MODE. VALVE POSITION REMAINED IN FULL HOT UNTIL CREW SELECTED FULL COLD IN MANUAL MODE, & SMOKE & HEAT SOON DISSIPATED. ATB LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MX INSPECTED ALL POSSIBLE OIL LEAK SOURCES, FOUND MINIMAL RESIDUE. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR SOCKS & CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER (AT A2-5) & ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURES. COALESCER BAGS WERE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS DIRTY BUT NOT OIL SOAKED. AFTER PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURES COMPLETED & NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF SMOKE NOTED, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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