Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53343
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL 280 ON CLIMBOUT, CABIN SMOKE WAS OCCURING IN AFT CABIN AREA. LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF AND VISIBLE SMOKE AND SMELL WAS SENSED. DESCENT WAS INITATED AND SMOKE DISAPPEARED REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. A/C PACKS APPEARED NORMAL. PACK TEMPS 60F AT TIME OF INCIDENT. RT PACK TEMP WAS TURNED TO WARM UP CABIN AT TIME. CKD ENGINE AND APU FOR OIL LEAKS, NONE FOUND. ACM OIL LEVEL NORMAL. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS, RAN PACKS WITH ENGINE AIR FOR 30 MINS, DUCT TEMP TO 140 DEGREES NO SMOKE OR SMELL.

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