SDR USAAD01093

Service difficulty report · Coupling · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
May 3, 2001
Submitted
May 25, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48035
Part
Coupling
Part number
1718567
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Lt Acm
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CLT-MIA - FLT 895 - AFTER TAKEOFF THERE WAS A SLIGHT ODOR AND THE LEFT AIR CONDITIONING PACK TRIPPED OFF. WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING PACK OFF THE ODOR WENT AWAY. THE LEFT PACK WAS TURNED OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT ITS DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RECONNECTED FLEX COUPLING AT THE LEFT AIR CONDITIONING PACK AIR CYCLE MACHINE AND PROGRAMMED ITS REPLACEMENT AS A PRECAUTION. THE COUPLING AND CLAMPS WERE REPLACED AT THE MAINTENANCE OVERNIGHT. (M)

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