Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49543
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON SHORT FINAL WITH ENG AND AIRFOIL ANTI ICE ON, A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED THRU OUT A/C. SMOKE DETECTOR IN AFT LT LAV WENT OFF. F/A CHECKED LAV AND TRASH BIN, ALL WAS NORMAL. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT AND PNEU SYS CK OUT PER M/M, OPS NORMAL. NO SMELL NOTED.

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