Service difficulty report · Display · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 29, 2014
Submitted
November 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49977
Aircraft time
64,417 hours, 48,106 cycles
Part
Display
Condition
Inoperative
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

THE F/O PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF WITH CREATED SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. CREW RETURNED THE ACFT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. F/O PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. INSPECTED WIRING AND PROPER VOLTAGE AT THE CONNECTOR WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED SO THE PFD WAS REPLACED. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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