Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 27, 2009
Submitted
September 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49878
Aircraft time
52,914 hours, 40,399 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

STRONG SMOKE (ELECTRICAL) SMELL OCCURRED IN COCKPIT AND FIRST CLASS WHEN POWER PUSHED UP TO TAXI AFTER ENGINE START. T/S PER M/M 05-50-01-101 INSPECTED FWD AND AFT E/E COMPT I RLY R2-51. INSP BEHIND COCKPIT OVERHEAD PANEL AND RLYS AND C/BS BEHIND FWD FLT ATTENDANT SEAT. CKD APU INLET NO CONTAMINATION CKD C/BS IN OVERHEAD IN F/C CKD OPN OF PACKS USING ENG AND APU OK, RAN ENGS ALL OPN OK. NO SMOKE OR ELECTRICAL SMELL.

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