Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22818
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT TOP OF DESCENT, SMOKE ALARMS IN F/C WENT OFF AND FLT ATTEN REPORTED A BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. SMELL LASTED ABOUT 15 SEC AND THEN SMOKE ALARMS STOPPED. FLT ATTEN REPORTED SEEING THIN WHITE SMOKE IN CABIN. F/A REPORT EYES AND THROAT VERY IRRITATED. SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER 10 MIN. OPERATED ALL GALLEY APPLIANCES, ELEC CHKED LAV TRASH O/HEAT DETECTORS AND TRASH EXTINGUISHERS, ALL OK. CHKED ALL LIGHTING BALLASTS FOR O/HEAT, RAN ENGS W/PACKS ON, NO SMOKE OR SMELL OF SMOKE. ELEC AND A/C SYS CHK NORMAL.