SDR AALA990042

Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 8, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728AA
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
20735
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

KIN - FLT 1504 - EN ROUTE KIN-MIA, FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE IN AFT AIRCRAFT AND AFT GALLEY AREA. SMOKE SMELLED ELECTRICAL, TURNED OFF OVENS 3 AND 4, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, AND GALLEY POWER. SMOKE SEEMED TO DISSIPATE. RETURNED AND LANDED KIN WITHOUT INCIDENT. RAN AFT GALLEY OVENS AND AFT COFFEE MAKERS, CHECKED ALL LAVATORIES, INSPECTED DUCTING ON ALL 3 ENGINES. RAN ALL ENGINES AND OPERATED PACKS AND OVENS. ALL CHECKED NORMAL. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ON GROUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)