Service difficulty report · Air Distribution · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
May 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21290
Part
Air Distribution
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H, G

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

What was found

AT FL 240, CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL CREW MEMBERS SMELLED SMOKE. PERFORMED SMOKE SOURCE IDENT CHECKLIST. INSPECTED FOR SOURCE, INSPECTED CARGO, CARGO COMPT, E/E COMPT, LOWER CARGO COMPTS AND AFT AIRSTAIRS AREA. RAN ENGINES, RAN A/C PACKS AND GASPER SYSTEMS. USED DIFFERENT BLEED COMBINATIONS, OPS CHECK SMOKE SYSTEM. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIND SOURCE OF SMOKE.