Service difficulty report · Air Distribution · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14810
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49264
Part
Air Distribution
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
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

A BURNING ODOR AND HAZE ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN ON APPROACH WITH THE AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE ON. BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACK VALVES AND TEMPERATURE WERE NORMAL. THE ODOR SMELLED LIKE AIR CONDITIONING OVERHEAT, BUT ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE ODOR CONTINUED WITH APU AIR AFTER LANDING. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS OPERATED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WITH NO ODOR OBSERVED. THE ODOR COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED FIVE FLIGHTS WITHOUT FURTHER REPORTS OF CABIN ODOR.

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