Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
April 5, 2007
Submitted
April 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48474
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

LAD/IAH AIR TURNBACK DUE TO FLIGHT CABIN CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE AFT OF L2 DOOR LT SIDE ROW 15AV CABINET, F/A'S ISOLATED ELECTRICAL AND ALL SMOKE DISSIPATED. RAN CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO FNLU. AFTER DOING A SEARCH OF THE SUSPECTED AREA OF CABIN FROM ROWS 13 FWD OF 15 AND AFT TO ROW 38 A&B, REMOVED ALL CEILING PANELS, READING LIGHTS PANELS, REMOVED VIDEO CONTROL UNIT. RAN MUX SYSTEM TEST ALL SYSTEM TESTS PASSED. CHECKED ALL C/B'S, NONE POPPED, COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ODOR. THERE ARE NO WIRES THAT LOOKED BURNED. TURNED ON EVERYTHING THE CREW REPORTED WAS ON WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON THE GROUND.

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