Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
August 27, 2011
Submitted
August 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46939
Aircraft time
90,987 hours, 30,016 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

STRONG ODOR PRESENT ON ACFT. COULD SMELL IN COURIER COMPARTMENT AND COCKPIT. CALLED MX, COULD NOT ID CAUSE/SOURCE. ADHESIVE ODOR FROM REPLACING FUSELAGE INSULATION IN FWD AVIONICS COMPT, ODOR STRONGER WHEN WE SET T/O PWR (MAX) FOR TAKEOFF. SMELLED MORE LIKE KEROSENE. . UPON ENTERING FLT DECK NO NOTICABLE ODOR PRESENT. SPOKE WITH JUMPSEATER AND THEY ONLY NOTICED A SLIGHT ODOR UPON ENTERING ACFT. OPENED FWD AND W/W HATCHES FOR VENTILATION WHILE ON GRND. AS A PRECAUTION CHANGED NR 1,NR 2 & NR 3 PACK COALESCER BAGS IAW AMM 21-54-03-2. SECURED FWD AND W/W HATCHES AND REPLACED SECURITY TAPE IAW SMP.

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