Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 4, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC983
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) AUGUST 04, AIRCRAFT, EN ROUTE, DIVERTED TO NEAREST ALTERNATE AIRPORT. WHEN THE CABIN CREW REPORTED A BURNING SMELL (PLASTIC) IN THE AFT RT CABIN NEAR THE LAVATORY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL OPENED THE AISLE CEILING, REMOVED THE TOILET SHROUD (BOLSTER), OPENED THE LAVATORY CEILING AND THEN CARRIED OUT A HIGH POWER RUN WITH PACKS ON, IN ORDER TO DUPLICATE THE SMELL, NO BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE A TECHNICIAN BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. NO FINDINGS WERE REPORTED.

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