Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 13, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49542
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER T/O THERE WAS A HOT SMELL IN THE COCKPIT FOLOWED BY A CALL FROM THE AFT F/A ATATING THAT THE CAPT. SIDE AFT LAV SMOKE ALARM WAS GOING EXPERIENCED ODOR, A SHORT TIME LATER THE RIGHT AFT LAV SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF. BEFORE THE APPROACH STARTED, BOTH ALARMS STOPPED AFTER BEING ON FOR A LONG TIME. THEN BOTH ALARMS CAME BACK ON. F/A REPORTED A BURNING SMELL, BUT NO VISIBAL SMOKE. AFTER LANDING, THE MID F/A SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT. CHECKED ACM FOR LEAKS, NONE FOUND. RAN ENGINES.

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