Service difficulty report · Symbol Generator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 5, 2010
Submitted
December 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49982
Aircraft time
55,045 hours, 41,774 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Symbol Generator
Condition
Overheated
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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL F/O INSTRUMENTS WENT OUT. CREW CONTINUED TAKEOFF AND AT 10,000 FT WHILE IN CONTACT WITH DISPATCH, AN ACRID ODOR AND VISIBLE SMOKE ENTERED INTO THE COCKPIT. BOTH PILOTS DONNED O2 MASKS, DECLARED EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. SMOKE DISSIPATED AND F/O INSTRUMENTS CAME BACK ON AFTER LANDING. ONCE AT GATE CREW TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. MX DUPLICATED SMELL AS SYMBOL GENERATOR OVERHEATED. MX REPLACED THE NR2 PFD, NAV DISPLAY, AND SYMBOL GEN. COMPLIED WITH OPN 5088, ALL INSTRUMENTS CHECK OK.

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