Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
March 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48480
Part
Clamp
Part number
64036
Condition
Loose
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

CABIN SMOKE SEEMED TO ORIGINATE AROUND 3L. POSSIBLE ASH/OIL RESIDUE AT ROWS 36-37 CDE CENTER OVERHEAD PANEL. REMOVED CEILING PANELS AND INSPECTED BALLASTS, WIRING, PSU'S ETC. FOUND GASPER AIR DUCT PULLED LOOSE AT 37 CDE. SECURED DUCT. RAN ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS, AND ENGINES. NO FURTHER TROUBLE FOUND.

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