Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 17, 2001
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53344
Aircraft time
26,373 hours, 20,730 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT AT 2500 FT SMELLED STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. CONFIRMED BY F/A IN AFT OF A/C. TURNED OFF GALLEY PWR AS PRECAUTION AND SMELL DISSIPATED. MTC INSPD TAIL COMPRT-BAG BINS-CBN-POWERED ALL GALLEY EQUIP AND INSPD CB PNL BEHIND CAPT SEAT AND E/E COMPT AND ALL WAS NORMAL, NO ELECTRICAL ODOR DETECTED. RAN ENGS AND APU PNEUS FOR AIR COND OPRN NO ODOR DETECTED.

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