SDR ABXA040003

Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
January 11, 2004
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47380
Aircraft time
57,194 hours, 61,291 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, NOTICED PRESSURIZATION BUMPS ON CLIMBOUT FOLLOWED BY LIGHT SMOKE AND ODOR IN COCKPIT. RETURNED TO ILN. INSPECTED AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT DUCT WORK AND FLUID LINES. FOUND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE OR FLUID LEAKS AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FLUID RESIDUE IN DUCT WORK AROUND EITHER HEAT EXCHANGER. RAN ENGINES FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AT VARIOUS THROTTLE SETTINGS BETWEEN 1.65 AND 1.9 EPR.

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