SDR USAAD01091

Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
May 1, 2001
Submitted
May 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48035
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT-BUF - FLT 1120 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS THE SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO THE APU, AND PLACED THE APU ON MEL. THE AIRCONDITIONING WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. TWO FLIGHTS LATER, CLT-ATL - FLT 2378 - THERE AGAIN WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE STEAM CLEANED OIL AND DIRT FROM THE APU INLET, CLEANED RESIDUE FROM THE AIRCONDITIONING DUCTS AND REPLACED THE AIRCONDITIONING WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAGS. (M)

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