Service difficulty report · Heater · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 17, 2003
Submitted
August 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53215
Aircraft time
34,545 hours, 26,991 cycles
Part
Heater
Part number
1049491
Condition
Burned
Location
Static Port
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PASSING 26000 THE FLT/ATT NOTIFIED COCKPIT THAT THEIR WAS AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE AREA OF SEAT 22A. FOLLOWED POM. RETURNED TO CVG. ODOR CONTINUED FOR 15 MINS. NEVER REACHED FWD CABIN OR COCKPIT. NO SMOKE. TROUBLESHOT FOUND LEFT STATIC PORT HEATER INOPERATIVE AND BURN DAMAGED. REPLACED SAME.

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