Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 9, 2019
Submitted
March 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53268
Aircraft time
72,415 hours, 53,516 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT APPROX. 1000 AGL THE LEFT AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF AND THERE WAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SMOKE SMELL NOTICED BY BOTH PILOTS AND BOTH REAR FLT ATTENTANTS. NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR FIRE. LAV & TRASH COMPARTMENT WAS CHECKED. SMELL DISSIPATED RAPIDLY AND WAS GONE WHEN WE CLEARED RUNWAY. SMOKE DETECTOR STOPPED SOUNDING AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY. ACCOMPLISHED NO GO ODI PREVENTION FORM . HIGH POWER RUN AND DUCT BURN OUT. NO ODOR NOTED. REPLACED COALESCER SOCKS. REF AMM 21-20. CREW SMOKE AND FUME QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED AND ATL MC ADVISED. SEE LOG 5529160 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION OF LAV LIGHT BALLAST AND SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATION. (LP5529158)

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