Service difficulty report · Air Distribution · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45979
Part
Air Distribution
Condition
Smoke
Location
Flight Deck
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE-N/A, WHEN STARTING NR 3 ENGINE SMOKE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN ENTERED THE FLIGHT DECK. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL AND EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. FIRE DEP WAS CALLED, OPENED MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR. SMOKE WAS DETECTED, CHECKED ALL AC PACKS RAN ENGS. OPERATED BOTH PACKS RECIR FAN, ALL SMOKE TAKEN OUT OF CABIN. FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM EXTERNAL AIR SOURCE, AIRCRAFT SECURE OK.

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