Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 8, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49715
Aircraft time
42,050 hours, 33,649 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON SHORT FINAL WITH ENG AND AIRFOIL A/I ON, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR IN AFT CABIN AND F/O SIDE AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WAS SOUNDING. ODOR CLEARED WHEN AIRFOIL A/I WAS TURNED OFF. CHECKED A/C FOR ENGINE AND HYDRAULIC LEAKS. NONE NOTED. PERFORMED OPN 5089 PNEU SYSTEM DUCT BURNOUT. CHECKS GOOD. ALSO PERFORMED OPN 5088 PNEU DIST CABIN SMOKE/ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING.

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