SDR ABXA040401

Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
December 20, 2004
Submitted
December 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47427
Aircraft time
55,107 hours, 59,685 cycles
Part
Odor
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

WHILE EN ROUTE TO FSD, FLIGHT 140 HAD A SLIGHT ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. ISOLATED TO AROUND FIRST OFFICER'S MAP LIGHT. PULLED MAP LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER, ODOR APPEARED TO GO AWAY. DURING DESCENT, AROUND 8000 FT, ODOR RE-APPEARED. NO OTHER INDICATIONS, (I.E. SMOKE, ETC.). VERIFIED MAP LIGHT OKAY FOR SERVICE. ISOLATED SMELL TO FIRST OFFICER'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW ANTI-FOG WINDOW HEAT. WORK IN PROGRESS.

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