Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
October 6, 2007
Submitted
October 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48746
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLT 1001 FNLU/KIAH. DURING CRUISE FLT 9+20HRS AFTER DEPART ELEC ODOR EMANATING NEAR INSTRUMENT PANEL. NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. SOURCE OF ODOR UNKNOWN. ELEC ODOR DISSIPATED OVER TIME. SEL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT TEST IND MASTER WARNING, MASTER CAUTION AND ABS DISARM WARNING LIGHTS WILL NOT TEST IN CRUISE. HOWEVER, ENG/APU FIRE TEST ILLUM WHEN COMMANDED BY OTHER LVL 2 CONDITIONS.

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