Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 12, 2016
Submitted
October 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717PA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0804
Aircraft time
19,828 hours
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI, PILOT REPORTS AIRCRAFT SMELLS LIKE WIRE BURNING. AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO BASE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOR SOURCE OF SMELL, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN WITH VARIOUS SYSTEM ELECTRICAL POWER CONFIGURATIONS, UNABLE TO REPRODUCE "SMELL". AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR AN EXTENSIVE OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT FOR THESE REASONS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FROM MAINTENANCE AND SMELL HAS NOT RETURNED SINCE.

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