Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 19, 2005
Submitted
October 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46090
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Left Pack
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION VIA ESCAPE SLIDE. SLIDE DEPLOYED NORMALLY. CREW REPORTED LEFT PACK TRIP PRIOR TO SMOKE IN C/P. LEFT PACK TRIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND LEFT PACK S/O AND FLOW CNTRL VLV BYPASSING WHEN SELECTED CLOSED. REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE IAW DC8 MM 21-55-05-4. PERFORMED 4 ENG TO DUPLICATE FLT. CREW CONDITIONS. NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS NOTED. LEFT AND RIGHT A/C PACKS OPERATING NORMALLY. NO SMOKE/SMELLS NOTED.

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