Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 14, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49677
Aircraft time
66,513 hours, 34,723 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin & Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, B, P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - CAPTAIN REPORTED SLIGHT POWER INCREASE THEN LOUD CRACK/BOOM SOUND WAS HEARD WITH SLIGHT SHAKING IN STICK NO FLUCTUATIONS IN PARAMETERS WERE NOTED. STRONG BURNING SMELL WAS INSIDE CABIN AND COCKPIT WAS THEN NOTED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. REPLACED LEFT AFT SMOKE DETECTOR IN MID CARGO. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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