Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 4, 2001
Submitted
February 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9307R
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49663
Aircraft time
34,103 hours, 17,224 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
T/R Accumulator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

WITH AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE ON FOR FINAL 5 MINUTES OF FLIGHT SOME VISIBLE SMOKE APPEARED IN CABIN WITH SLIGHT SMOKY SMELL IN COCKPIT. SMELL AND SMOKE DISAPPEARED WHEN AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE AND ENG ANTI-ICE TURNED OFF AND PNEUMATIC CROSS-FEED VALVES WERE CLOSED. FOUND LT REVERSER CONTROL VLV TO ACCUMULATOR LINE LEAKING ALLOWING FLUID TO ENTER APU INLET WHEN RUNNING. REPLACED FITTING AND O-RING. CHECK-C 12-3-00 MCI.

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