Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 16, 2017
Submitted
April 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53268
Aircraft time
67,846 hours, 49,792 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit/Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

ENGINE ANTI-ICE USED TWICE. BOTH TIMES DURING USE, AN ODOR WAS NOTICED THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. OZONE TYPE ODOR. IT CEASED WHEN ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS SELECTED OFF. INSPECTED RHT NR 1 & 2 ENGINE ANTI-ICE DUCTS. CHECKED OK. RAN ENGINES NO ODOR NOTED. CREW STATED NO SMOKE, JUST ODOR. VERIFIED NO APU CONTAMINATION. CLEANED THE MLG WW, BELLY, 48 SEC, & APU INLET. BORESCOPED LT AUG VALVE, LT PRV, LT CROSSFEED VALVE, LT FLOW CONTROL VALVE, & CENTER MANIFOLD FOR OIL, NO OIL CONTAMINATION FOUND FROM NR 1 ENG PREVIOUS HOC. PERFORMED BOTH ALT DUCT BURN & FULL DUCT BURN, NO SMOKE ODOR NOTED. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. C/W ALL NO GO ODI PROCEDURES.

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