Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 8, 2007
Submitted
January 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48743
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Part time
34,816 hours, 6,089 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

TO+15 MIN SMOKE & FUMES IN COCKPIT, UNKNOWN SOURCE. COCKPIT DOOR POWER & RECIRC FANS TURNED OFF. SMOKE DISSIPATED SOME. RETURN TO ORIGIN. CHECKED RECIRC FANS, ALL CHECKED GOOD, CHECKED MUX SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD. CHECKED WIRING IN OVERHEAD, FOUND NO PROBLEMS. CHECKED WIRING IN CAC ALL CHECKED GOOD. CHECK AVIONIC BAY NO SMELL OR SMOKE NOTED. NO APPARENT BURNT WIRING. RAN ALL 3 ENG OPERATED PACKS NO SMELLS NOTED. PERFORMED VISUAL WALKAROUND OF OUTSIDE OF ACFT NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO POPPED C/B'S OR WARNINGS DETECTED, ACFT OK FOR FURTHER FLIGHT.

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