Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 25, 2016
Submitted
December 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53338
Aircraft time
66,255 hours, 47,790 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING APPROACH WITH ENGINE AND WING ANTI-ICE ON, F/A REPORTED BOTH AFT SMOKE DETECTORS ACTIVATED. F/A REPORTED SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR JUST BEFORE SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. FIRST OFFICER ALSO NOTED BURNING ODOR FROM HIS VENT . SELECTED WING ANTI -ICE OFF AND SMOKE DETECTOR WENT SILENT AFTER ABOUT 2 MINS. APU INLET CONTAMINATION SUSPECTED. NO OTHER TROUBLE FOUND. CLEANED APU INLET AND PERFORMED DUCT BURN.

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