SDR USAAD98001

Service difficulty report · Air Distribution · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 4, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47099
Part
Air Distribution
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

PIT - FLT 942 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE SMELL IN THE LAVATORY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE INLETS AND EXHAUSTS. THE ENGINES WERE RUN AT TAKEOFF POWER WITH THE AIR BLEEDS OPERATED IN VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS. NO ANOMALIES OR SMOKE WERE NOTED. THERE WERE NO OVERHEAT OR FIRE INDICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR FURTHER SERVICE. (X)

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