Service difficulty report · Acars · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 25, 2012
Submitted
March 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7544A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53026
Aircraft time
61,893 hours, 32,078 cycles
Part
Acars
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED LIGHT SMOKE AND ODOR COMING FROM UNDER ACARS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND A LOT OF DUST UNDER ACARS. CLEANED UNDER ACARS AND ACCOMPLISHED WORK CARD 21-96-01. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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