Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 14, 2018
Submitted
April 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53267
Aircraft time
70,794 hours, 52,037 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THE AFT LEFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED. FAINT BURNING ODOR IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS SELECTED ON. SHUT OFF GALLEY POWER AND UPPER SIDEWALL LIGHTS IAW QRH. PLACED PACKS TO FULL COLD. SMOKE ALARM STOPPED THEN CAME BACK FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES. ODOR DISSIPATED. DIVERTED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT DESCRIBED SWEET POLLEN ODOR, NO SMOKE, THAT DISSIPATED. PERFORMED NOGO ODI. PERFORMED T/O ENGINE POWER RUN WITH NO SMOKE OR ODOR.

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