What was found
DURING CLIMB, FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PILOTS NOTICED INCREASING ODOR IN CABIN AREA. AT FL250 ODOR WORSENED AND . COMPLIED WITH SMOKE AND PERFORMED AIR TURN BACK. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT. NO FAULTS NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2012
- Submitted
- July 2, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N996DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53363
- Aircraft time
- 54,398 hours, 39,504 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- 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.