Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 17, 2018
Submitted
September 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49977
Aircraft time
74,109 hours, 55,196 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE DES FROM FL360 NOTICED ACRID SMOKE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT THEN HAD SMOKE IN THE CABIN THAT STARTED NEAR ROW 26 AND STARTED AFTER SET OFF BOTH SMOKE ALARMS IN THE TWO AFT LAVS NORMAL CABIN PX + ENG INDICATIONS. SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER 10 MIN. PERFORMED ODI PREVENTION PER WORKCARD 2120-2367. NO TROUBLE NOTED. CHECKED SADDLE DUCTS AND BOROSCOPED BOTH ENGINES, SCOPED ACM DUCTING, PULLED FWD FLT ATT SEAT AND INSPECTED ALL WIRING AND RELAYS, PULLED DOWN COCKPIT OVERHEAD PANELS AND INSPECTED, INSPECTED WIRING UNDER PANELS IN FWD GALLEY AND UNDER AFT OVERHEAD PANELS BETWEEN AFT LAVS, INSPECTED ALL 3 LAVS, INSP RECIRC FAN, EQUIP COOLING FAN, AND RADIO RACK, NTF.

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