Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 16, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49546
Aircraft time
39,225 hours, 32,826 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ON CLIMBOUT OF PWM CREW NOTICED ODOR THAT RESEMBLED CAR EXHAUST IN CABIN. ENG AT 1.77 EPR BOTH PACKS ON. CREW REPORT THAT SMELL WAS NOT ACRID LIKE ELECTRICAL. A/C WAS BEING FERRIED TO ATL. T/S PER OPN 5088 PNEUMATIC DISTRIBUTION CABIN SMOKE/ODOR FIG 5 AND FIG 7, NO TROUBLE FOUND AND NO SMOKE OR ODOR NOTED. PER OPN 5088 PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT OPN 5089 A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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