Service difficulty report · Container · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Part
Container
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 1 Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, FUMES WERE NOTED AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRESSURIZED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO OAK FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE SOURCE OF THE FUMES WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE BEEN A RUPTURED CONTAINER OF ZIOLIN LOCATED IN THE NUMBER ONE CARGO POSITION. THE CONTAINER AND THE RESIDUAL LIQUID WERE REMOVED BY CONTAMINATION SPECIALISTS.

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