Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 17, 2000
Submitted
July 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46001
Part
Indicator
Part number
55006003
Part serial
A01101
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4 Engine Rpm
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, PASSING 13,000 FT A SWEET CHEMICAL SMELL OR ODOR WAS NOTICED. TURNED A/C PACKS OFF ONE AT A TIME AND WHEN LEFT PACK WAS OFF ODOR DECREASED. AFTER LEVEL OFF ODOR GOT WORSE. DECIDED TO DIVERT TO MCO AND RAN FUMES EVACUATION CHECKLIST. AFTER LANDING AND OPENING COCKPIT WINDOW ODOR SEEMED TO DISSIPATE BUT STILL PRESENT IN COCK. T/S SYSTEM RUN, LT PACT NOTED SWEET SMELL. CHECK BOTH LT & RT ACM''S AND WATER SEPARATOR BAGS, NO PROBLEM NOTED. ALSO NOTED THAT THE NR 4 N2 RPM INDICATOR IS PEGGED AND DIGITAL DISPLAYED IS BLANK, C/B IS IN. REMOVED N2 INDI IT HAD A STRONG SWEET SMELL AND WAS VERY HOT. REPLACED AND CHECK A/C WIRING PER WDM77-10-01, ALL CHECKED NORMAL.

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