Service difficulty report · Air Distribution · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53312
Part
Air Distribution
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT 2500-3000 FEET ON APPROACH, F/A REPORTED SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE TOWER REPORTED THAT THE A/C WAS DESCENDING THROUGH A LAYER OF SMOKE. F/A CONTINUED TO SMELL SMOKE WITH NO VISUAL SMOKE IN CABIN. A/C WAS INSPECTED AT END OF RUNWAY AND CLEARED TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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