Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
August 31, 2008
Submitted
September 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47776
Aircraft time
40,433 hours, 67,650 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Temp
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

DURING CLIMB AS THE ACFT DEPARTED MSP THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A BURNING SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. NO MENTION OF COM COMPLIANCE BUT THE FLIGHT CREW DID DECLARE A YELLOW EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING BACK AT MSP. PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY THROUGH THE JET BRIDGE AT THE GATE. MX PERFORMED MINIMUM WORK SCOPE FOR SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND FOUND THE NR 2 AUTO-TEMP CONTROL WAS FAULTING. TEMP CONTROLLER AND BOTH WATER SEPARATORS WERE REPLACED. SYSTEM WAS LEAK CHECKED.

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