Service difficulty report · Valve · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
July 17, 2011
Submitted
July 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
270
Part
Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED A SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT & QUICKLY AFTER THAT NR 1 F/A REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. THE COCKPIT CREW COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY PRODCURES CHECK LIST. F/A CALLED COCKPIT BACK TO REPORT THE SMOKE HAD BECOME THICKER AND AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WOULD BE NEEDED UPON LANDING. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND CROSSFEED VALVE LEAKING AND R & R IAW JIC 36-11-21. OPS CHECKED GOOD. ALSO FOUND NR 2 RECIRC FAN INOP, REF ITEM NR 2 FOR C/A. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. REF ITEM NR 4 FOR FCF.

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