Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 16, 2013
Submitted
June 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49818
Aircraft time
62,788 hours, 47,318 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin & Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW NOTICED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN DURING CLIMB. SMOKE COINCIDED WITH ENGINE HEAT ACTIVATION AND WAS COMING FROM VENTS. SMOKE WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BE VISUALLY DETECTED AND SET OFF FIRST CLASS LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. DETECTOR EVENTUALLY SILENCED ITSELF AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. ENGINE HEAT WAS NOT ACTIVATED AGAIN. MX INSPECTED ENGINE INLETS AND EXHAUSTS AND PULLED BLEED DUCT CAPS, NO EVIDENCE OF OIL. SLIGHT EVIDENCE OF OIL AROUND APU INLET. CLEANED APU INLET. RAN APU, NO LEAKS NOTED. NO SMOKE OR ODOR PRESENT. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL FOUND DURING BOROSCOPE INSPECTION OF NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINES 8TH AND 13TH STAGE DUCTS.

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