SDR AALA981593

Service difficulty report · Air Dist · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49600
Part
Air Dist
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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 - FLT 1955 - EN ROUTE DFW-SFO, APPROACHING 10,000 FT, CREW NOTED SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT, FOLLOWED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORT OF SMOKE IN CABIN. FAINT VISUAL OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. STRONG ODOR IN CABIN. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RAN ENGINES, OPERATED PACKS, INSPECTED ACMS, RECIRCULATING FAN AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN AIR CONDITIONING. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIND ANY DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE DEPENDENT ON FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT FINDINGS. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT, WITH NO SMOKE NOTED. (M)

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