Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 4, 2002
Submitted
May 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N248AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49259
Part
Seal
Condition
Missing
Location
Anti-Ice Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
I, A

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

What was found

AMA- FLT 717 - EN ROUTE DFW-OAK, AT 31,000 FEET FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED FUMES AND SMOKE IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT. PASSENGER IN SEAT 24B REPORTED TO FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT FLOOR WAS HOT AND GETTING HOTTER. AIR CONDITION SMOKE/FUMES CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. CABIN SMOKE FUMES CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS STILL REPORTED STRONG FUMES. AIRCRAFT AS DEPRESSURIZED AT 4.000 FEET. DIVERTED AND LANDED AMA WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN CONDITION FOR SAFE FLIGHT FROM AMA TO DFW FOR REPAIR OF WING ANTI-ICE DUCT. REPLACED DEFECTIVE AND MISSING SEALS IN WING ANTI-ICE DUCTING FORWARD LEFT SIDEWALL AREA OF AFT CARGO. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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