Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 3, 2002
Submitted
September 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49681
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ABQ - FLT 11287 - EN ROUTE PHX-DFW, DURING CRUISE AT 33,000 FEET, A STRONG ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL ENTER THE COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY REPORTS FROM CABIN OF BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE WERE FOLLOWED AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THE SMELL SEVERE. DIVERTED ABQ AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ODOR REMAINED WITH THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL ON THE GROUND AND THEN STARTED TO DISSIPATE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THAT THE ODOR WOULD CHANGE WHEN THE PACKS WERE SHUT OFF, BUT THE SMELL REMAINED. THE SMELL WAS A VERY PRONOUNCED ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE AND WATER SEPARATOR COALESCER BAGS, LEAK CHECKED NORMAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. NO FUMES NOTED. (M

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