Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 24, 2008
Submitted
November 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645BR
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7383
Aircraft time
18,394 hours, 15,443 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
17,305 hours, 14,612 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5570, IAH TO SDF - WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 20,000 FT, THE FLIGHT CREW WAS NOTIFIED BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT OF SMOKE RISING FROM THE FLOOR DISTRIBUTION DUCTS AROUND ROW TEN AND A SMOKY SMELL FROM THE GASPER VENTS. THE FLIGHT CREW OPENED THEIR GASPERS AND CONFIRMED THE SMOKE SMELL. THE MEMORY ITEMS WERE RUN FOR SMOKE AND THE QRH CHECKLISTS WERE FOLLOWED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS WITH BOTH BLEEDS SELECTED, WITH NO SMOKE SMELL NOTED FROM THE PACKS. THE ENGINE AND APU OIL LEVELS WERE CHECKED, NO OIL CONSUMPTION NOTED. THE APU WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED, ALONG WITH E1 AND E2 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE FORWARD AND AFT BAYS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE MDC WAS CHECKED FOR FAULTS AND EXCEEDANCES WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.