SDR ASOA04430

Service difficulty report · Odor · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
June 14, 2004
Submitted
August 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N849AS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7347
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

FLT 4469 - DURING APPROACH INTO ATL FROM ROA, THE CREW NOTICED AN ODD ODOR WHEN THE PACKS WERE ON THE ENGINE BLEED AIR AT HIGHER POWER SETTINGS ONLY. IT APPEARED TO BE A FAINT OIL OR HOT PLASTIC ODOR WHICH OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY DURING APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN ATL. THE SMELL WAS NOT NOTICED AFTER LANDING UPON SWITCHING TO THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT BLEED AIR. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ODD SMELL ON THE GROUND USING THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT BLEED AIR. ALL EICAS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. (M)