Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 16, 2000
Submitted
October 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49818
Aircraft time
31,707 hours, 25,930 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND THROUGHOUT CLIMB THRU APPROXIMATELY 18,000 FEET PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ODORS IN CABIN AROUND THE AFT GALLEY AREA. SMELLS DESCRIBED AS BURNING SMELLS SIMILAR TO BURNING ELECTRICAL OR RUBBER. CK''D OVENS, COFFEEMAKERS, WATER COMPRESSOR, INTERNAL AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS, RECIRC FANS, PACK OPERATION. RAN AIRCRAFT AT TAKEOFF POWER THEN AT 1.8 EPR WITH NO ODORS PRESENT. ALSO RAN APU WITH PACK, OPS STILL WITH NO ODORS. FOUND NO C/B''S POPPED, NO SMELL COMING FROM TIRES AFTER TAXIING. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.

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