SDR ABXA9701981

Service difficulty report · Air Distribution · Doug DC862

Difficulty date: December 15, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N801AX
Make and model: Doug DC862
Aircraft serial: 46077
System (JASC): 2120 · Air Distribution System
Part: Air Distribution
Condition: Odor
Location: Cabin
Stage of operation: CR
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: O

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

What was found

AT FL 350, 2.5 HRS INTO FLIGHT, CREW BEGAN SMELLING CHLORINE. CLIMBED CABIN AND CREW WENT ON OXYGEN. ON LANDING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ENTERED COCKPIT, FOUND NO SMELL OR EVIDENCE OF CHLORINE SMELL IN COCKPIT, CABIN, OR CARGO COMPARTMENTS.

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