Service difficulty report · Terminal · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 21, 2017
Submitted
January 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53339
Aircraft time
64,176 hours, 46,250 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Loose
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR MOST NOTICEABLE AT THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT POSITION. THE CREW PERFORMED QRH SMOKE/ODOR PROCEDURE AND DIVERTED TO TPA. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT PER WORK CARD 2120-2367 AND FOUND AFT LEFT LAVATORY OCCUPIED DOOR SWITCH S1-228 TERMINAL LUG LOOSE AND INTERMITTENTLY CONTACTING THE DOOR FRAME. THE TERMINAL LUG WAS REPLACED PER AMM 20-50. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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