Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 14, 2015
Submitted
June 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53380
Aircraft time
61,001 hours, 44,446 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED SMOKE, ODOR IN AFT CABIN ON DESCENT WITH AFT RIGHT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ALERTING MOMENTARILY. MAINTENANCE BOROSCOPED BOTH ENGINES LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF OIL RESIDUE, NONE FOUND. REQUEST MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION FAN AND FILTER. EVIDENCE OF OIL WAS FOUND IN BOTH PACK DUCTS, SO BOTH PACKS WERE PUT ON MEL. SHIP WAS FERRIED AND MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH ALL MCC REQUESTED TASKS ON N/R CARDS 1-15. RAN ENGINES AT TAKEOFF POWER WITH PACKS SET TO HOT AND ACFT PRESSURIZED. NO SMOKE OR ODOR PRESENT.

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