Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
January 21, 2019
Submitted
January 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53361
Aircraft time
44,954 hours, 36,350 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APPROX. FL190 IN DESCENT WE PICKED UP AIRFRAME ICING AND TURNED ON AIRFRAME ANTI ICE. A FEW MINUTES LATER RECEIVED A CAL FROM AFT F/A THAT THERE WAS A STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN THE BACK OF THE A/C. I HAD JUST TURNED THE AIRFRAME ANTI ICE OFF AS WE WERE OUT OF ICING CONDITIONS. F/A REPORTED SMELL DISAPPATING. AS THE DESCENT CONTINUED F/A VERIFIED SMELL GONE. APPROX. 1500 FT ON FINAL WE BEGAN PICKING UP MOD. ICING AND TURNED ON AIRFRAME ANTI ICING. ON TOUCH DOWN SMELLED EXHAUST SMELL BRIEFLY IN COCKPIT. AS WE TAXIED OFF RUNWAY THE F/A CALLED AND SAID SMELL WAS BACK WITH VISIBLE HAZE. INSPECTED A/C BELLY AND TAIL COMP FOR FLUID CONTAMINATION. APU INLET CLEAN. PERF OPS CK OF AIRFOIL ANTI ICE SYSTEM PER AMM 30-11. T/SHOT ODOR IN CABIN OPER FIM 21-22. PERF ALT DUCT BURN AND BAG REPLACE PER WORKCARD 4950-2001. ALL DUCTS CLEAN. NO DISCREPS NOTED DURING ENGINE/APU RUNS. REPLACED LEFT AIRFOIL HI TEMP SENSOR PER MD90 AMM 30-10 AS PRECAUTION. OK FOR SERVICE. (LP# 4683004)

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