Service difficulty report · Acm · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 9, 2003
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
145
Aircraft time
37,247 hours, 41,687 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
78279018
Part serial
960111
Condition
Odor
Location
Tail
Part time
12,436 hours, 14,395 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

FAINT MELTING PLASTIC ODOR REPORTED BY PASSENGER AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT, RETURNED TO GATE. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, SUSPECT INVERTERS, MEL'D. PASSENGER IN ROW 9 COMPLAINED OF BURNING ODOR ON DESCENT. THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER AS DESCENT CONTINUED, CONFIRMED BY FLIGHT ATTENDENT. COULD NOT TELL IF ELECTRICAL OR SMOKE. ON FERRY FLIGHT ODOR AGAIN IN CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK. DIVERTED TO RDU. RAN AIRCRAFT, OK WITH BLEEDS OFF, FERRIED TO ORF. REPLACED AIR CYCLE MACHINE.