Service difficulty report · Blanket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 28, 2016
Submitted
December 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49817
Aircraft time
71,598 hours, 53,711 cycles
Part
Blanket
Condition
Melted
Location
Rt Eng Duct
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT REAR LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF ON FINAL APPROACH. NO SMOKE OR FUMES OBSERVED. PAX NOTED BURNED RUBBER ODOR IN AFT CABIN. ENGINE AND AIRFRAME ANTI-ICE WERE ON. FOUND RT TAILCONE SECTION COVERED IN DE-ICING FLUID, FOUND RED FIRE BLANKET MELTED TO PNEUMATIC DUCT FROM RT ENG. CLEANED AND RAN BOTH ENG'S NO SMOKE OR FUMES NOTED.

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