Service difficulty report · Air Distribution · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
October 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47273
Part
Air Distribution
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH HAD A BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT. SMELLED LIKE VINYL OR PLASTIC HOT SMELL. POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT USING BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS, RAN APU AND BOTH ENGINES. INSPECTED FWD ELECT COMP AND AFT EQUIPMENT COMP, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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