Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 23, 2017
Submitted
April 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53241
Aircraft time
69,032 hours, 50,883 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit/Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL250, TURNED ON THE WING ANTI-ICE DUE TO RIME ICE BUILD UP, IMMEDIATELY SMELLED A STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR . THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DETECTED THE ODOR. LASTED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE 10 MINUTES OR SO THE WING ANTI-ICE WAS ACTIVE. ONCE TURNED OFF, THE ODOR QUICKLY WENT AWAY. TROUBLESHOT IAW WORKCARD 21202367 FOR PNEU DUCT SMOKE/ODOR, INSPECTED THE CROSSOVER DUCT FOR OIL CONTAMINATION WITH BORESCOPE. NO EVIDENCE FOUND, CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THE WORKCARD. ACCOMPLISHED DUCT BURN OUT PROCEDURES IAW WC 7100-2619 AND WC 2120-2367. NO ODOR PRESENT AT THIS TIME. OK FOR SERVICE.

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