Service difficulty report · Container · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
June 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N61CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46142
Part
Container
Condition
Leaking
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW NOTICED FUMES ENTERING THE COCKPIT. FLIGHT ENGINEER WAS DISPATCHED TO INVESTIGATE MAIN CARGO DECK TO DETERMINE ORIGIN OF FUMES. THE FLIGHT ENGINEER CONFIRMED FUMES EMANATING FROM THE CARGO PALLET LOCATED IN THE NR 1 POSITION. CREW DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO DTW. CREW REQUESTED EMERGENCY RESPONSE HAZ MAT TEAM BE DISPATCHED. THE RESPONSE TEAM MET THE AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED THE SOURCE OF THE FUMES TO BE A CONTAINER WITHIN THE NR 1 CARGO PALLET CONTAINER. THE SPILL WAS VERIFIED TO HAVE BEEN CONTAINED WITHIN THE CARGO PALLET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF THE NR 1 CARGO PALLET.

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