Service difficulty report · Smoke · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
December 3, 2000
Submitted
December 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16824
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
166
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRIC SMOKE WARNING IN FLIGHT CONCURRENT WITH SMELL OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. A/C DIVERTED TO HOU WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE SMOKE WARNING SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS OR SMELL NOTED, AND THE A/C WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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