Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
December 8, 2022
Submitted
December 8, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N358VJ
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20890
Aircraft time
804 hours, 407 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, PASSING 18000 FT, CHECKLIST CALLED, APU STARTED & BLEED AIR TRANSFERRED TO APU. PASSING 9000 FT, BEGAN TO SMELL A VINEGAR ODOR. ODOR BECAME WORSE, ASKED CABIN CREW TO SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. SOURCE UNVERIFIED. AS PRECAUTION, TURNED OFF CABIN AC & DC POWER. ENG BLEED AIR RE-SELECTED & APU OFF. DONNED OXY MASKS. ACFT RETAINED VINEGAR ODOR FROM CARGO TO COCKPIT AFTER LANDING. MAINT INSP LT & RT E/E RACKS, WINDSHIELD TERMINALS, UNDER GLARE SHIELD, VISUAL INSP WIRES & E/E UNITS, NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. ACFT SYS OPS CHECKS PERFORMED & PNEUMATIC SYS CHECKED. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. PRIOR T/O DEPART, ACFT DE-ICED. SUSPECT DE-ICING FLUID INTRODUCED INTO APU INTAKE. MAINT FLT TO BE PERFORMED . OPEN