Service difficulty report · Reheater · Boeing 7672B7ER

Difficulty date
January 26, 2013
Submitted
January 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N256AY
Make and model
Boeing 7672B7ER
Aircraft serial
26847
Aircraft time
81,258 hours, 15,080 cycles
Part
Reheater
Part number
1942743
Part serial
55766
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
95,396 hours, 33,228 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

FLT 9465 TEST FLIGHT. FL 360, IN CRUISE. CABIN AND COCKPIT SMOKE NOTED. CREW DONNED O2 MASKS AND ENDED TEST FLIGHT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT PACK REHEATER DUE TO CONTAMINATION.