Service difficulty report · Pack · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date
May 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial
11237
Part
Pack
Part number
2046002
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1
Part time
3,985 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

SEA - AFTER TAKEOFF, SMOKE DETECTOR IN LAVATORY SOUNDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT OBSERVED A LIGHT HAZE IN CABIN. AFTER 4 MINUTES THE SMOKE DETECTOR STOPPED, HAZE DISAPPEARED. AFTER LANDING, GROUND RUN AIRCRAFT AT POWER, CYCLED NR 1 PACK, NOTICED ACRID SMELL. WITH NR 1 OFF, NO ACRID SMELL. PLACED NR 1 PACK ON MEL. AT BOI, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

More about the Fokker F.28 MK4000