Service difficulty report · Air Dist · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53614
Part
Air Dist
Condition
Smoking
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

IN CRUISE CABIN GRADUALLY FILLED WITH BLUE SMOKE AND OIL SMELL. CABIN TEMP WAS TURNED DOWN AND ANTI ICE TURNED OFF. RT PACK PRESSURE WAS 10 PSI WHEN SMOKE APPEARED BUT RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN ENG ANTI ICE TURNED OFF. BLUE SMOKE AND OIL SMELL GRADUALLY DISIPATED. INSPECTED RT ENG 13TH AND 8TH STAGE END CAPS FOR SIGNS OF OIL CONTAMINATION. NO OIL NOTICED. INSPECTED INLET FOR SIGN OF OIL LEAKAGE BUT NO LEAKS NOTED. ENG OIL QTY FULL. PERFORMED OP CHECK OF RH PACK IN AUTO AND MANUAL FULL HOT AND COLD AND NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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