Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date
July 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial
11238
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, VISUAL SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON GROUND. TEST FLIGHT CONDUCTED AND FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER PIREPS THROUGH 071796. APU WAS PLACED ON MEL, THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

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