Service difficulty report · Acm · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 7, 2014
Submitted
February 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49882
Aircraft time
63,034 hours, 46,914 cycles
Part
Acm
Condition
Odor
Location
Left
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

DURING CLIMB, CREW BEGAN DETECTING FUMES. THE ODOR INCREASED AT CRUISE FLIGHT AND WAS WORSE IN THE REAR CABIN AREA. FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED, WHEN THE FUMES INFILTRATED COCKPIT TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT THE FLIGHT CREW DONNED MASKS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LT AIR CYCLE MACHINE.

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