Service difficulty report · Smoke · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 9, 2002
Submitted
September 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9405T
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53141
Aircraft time
29,396 hours, 14,623 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BLUE/GREY SMOKE IN COCKPIT AT 35,000 FEET. SMOKE DISSIPATED PRIOR TO RUNNING SMOKE REMOVAL CHECKLIST. APU WAS DEACTIVATED PER MEL. ANOTHER STATION LATER PERFORMED PACK BURN OUT AND FOUND NO SMOKE OR OIL SMELL IN CABIN. THE APU WAS REACTIVATED.

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