Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 1, 2003
Submitted
April 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49817
Aircraft time
37,764 hours, 30,138 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO BOS AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED- BOTH AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDED- AT THE SAME TIME AFT F/AS SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. ALSO BOTH PILOTS SMELLED SAME ODOR IN COCKPIT SIMULTANEOUSLY. AFTER LANDING ALARMS CEASED AND ODOR WENT AWAY. REMOVED RT ACM TURB INLET AND EXHAUST DUCT FOR INSP. NO OIL FOUND. BOROSCOPED NR 1 AND 2 ENGS BEARING AREAS, NO OIL RESIDUE FOUND. C/W OPN 5088 AND OPN 5089, ALL CK OK. INSTALLED GEAR PINS AND CYCLED GEAR HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES. NO LEAKS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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