What happened
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(-23) On September 24, 1999, at 0915 CDT, N1417D, a Fokker F-28-MK0100, registered to and operated by American airline as flight 526, enroute from dfw to sdf, reported smoke in the cockpit and diverted to lit. Aircraft landed without further incident with ARFF equipment standing by. The flight crew reported no visible smoke but strong odor in the cockpit and forward cabin. They said the odor was detected during cruise at 33,000 feet but dissipated somewhat after completing the emergency checklist. This inspector found the no. 1 t/r unit overheated and its internal cooling fan inoperative. The t/r unit and the no. 1 pack recirculation fan were replaced.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1999, AT 0915 CDT, N1417D, A FOKKER F-28-MK0100, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINE AS FLIGHT 526, ENROUTE FROM DFW TO SDF, REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND DIVERTED TO LIT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT WITH ARFF EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NO VISIBLE SMOKE BUT STRONG ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND FORWARD CABIN. THEY SAID THE ODOR WAS DETECTED DURING CRUISE AT 33,000 FEET BUT DISSIPATED SOMEWHAT AFTER COMPLETING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. THIS INSPECTOR FOUND THE NO. 1 T/R UNIT OVERHEATED AND ITS INTERNAL COOLING FAN INOPERATIVE. THE T/R UNIT AND THE NO. 1 PACK RECIRCULATION FAN WERE REPLACED.
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