- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2014
- Submitted
- March 24, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53620
- Aircraft time
- 40,481 hours, 19,274 cycles
- Part
- Heater
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cargo Bay
- 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
STL CREW REPORTED SMOKE & FUMES IN THE FWD CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED STL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED ACFT & FOUND FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT HEATER FAILED. DEFERRED FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT HEATER SYS EAW MEL 21-38. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. REPLACED FWD CARGO HEATER AT DFW ON 03/20/2014. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.