Service difficulty report · Smoke · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
October 8, 2003
Submitted
November 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N390AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
27450
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 1941 - EN ROUTE DFW-LAS, CREW OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS ON CHILLERS, OVENS, READING LIGHTS, SIDE AND CEILING LIGHTS, VIDEO CAMERAS, ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LEFT ON FOR 36 HOURS. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO TAKEOFF N1 ISOLATED BLEED AND PACKS, SWITCH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN APU AIR AND ENGINE AIR. TEMPERATURES WERE RUN FROM FULL COLD TO FULL HOT, SUPPLIED FROM EARLIER ENGINE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)