Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 24, 2008
Submitted
November 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49982
Aircraft time
49,915 hours, 38,282 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
44,514 hours, 33,487 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 1
Part time
44,514 hours, 33,487 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. BOTH AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS WERE GOING OFF. ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON, LT PACK TURNED OFF SMOKE OUT. CAPTAIN DECLARED EMERGENCY ON APPROACH. LANDED AT SCHEDULED DESTINATION. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE.

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