Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
April 1, 2016
Submitted
April 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53387
Aircraft time
55,607 hours, 30,232 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN DURING ENGINE START. PASSENGERS DEPLANED. SUSPECT SOURCE OF SMOKE TO BE THE AIR START CART. MAINTENANCE OPERATED BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS AND STARTED BOTH ENGINES WITH NO SMOKE GENERATED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BURNOUT OF THE PNEUMATIC HIGH PRESSURE DUCTING IAW AMM AND REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS AS A PRECAUTION. ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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