Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
May 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
45927
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB, AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS EMITTED FROM THE CTC CONTROL PANEL WHEN THE NR 1 AND NR 4 CTC'S WERE TURNED ON. THE SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER THE CTC'S RAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. VISUALLY INSPECTED THE CTC'S AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. VISUALLY INSPECTED BEHIND THE CTC CONTROL PANEL FOR EVIDENCE OF BURNED WIRING OR SWITCHES AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. OPERATED ALL FOUR CTC'S AND OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. NO EVIDENCE OF AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL.

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