Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 24, 2017
Submitted
October 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409GV
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B1110
Aircraft time
11,282 hours, 21,587 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING FLIGHT PILOT REPORTS "BURNING ODOR IN CABIN" MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE AND AIRFRAME FOR SOURCE OF SMELL AND NO CONCLUSIVE CAUSE COULD BE FOUND. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT DEICE FLUID MAY HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF SMELL. AN ENGINE COMPRESSOR TURBINE WASH WAS CONDUCTED AND GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH NO SMELL NOTED.

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