Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 22, 2002
Submitted
December 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49811
Aircraft time
36,297 hours, 28,803 cycles
Engine time
12,834 hours, 22,787 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin/Cockpit
Part time
12,834 hours, 22,787 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING TAKEOFF FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED AN ODOR THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. ODOR WAS EVIDENT ALSO IN COCKPIT. NO ALARMS, NO VIVIBLE SMOKE. CHECKED GALLEYS, NOTHING CAUSING ODOR. APU WAS OFF CROSSFEED CLOSED AND ENGINES AT CLIMB EPR. ODOR DISSAPATED AT 15000 FT AND WAS GONE BY FL310. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT.

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