Service difficulty report · Unknown · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 25, 2006
Submitted
December 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
145
Aircraft time
46,765 hours, 51,972 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN DURING FLIGHT. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT WITH BLEEDS ON INSPECTED APU AREA FOR LEAKS OF ANY KIND, NONE FOUND. INSPECTED ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS FOR CONDITION AND PROPER OPERATION NO DEFECTS FOUND AT THIS TIME. NOTE: HEAT EXCHANGER WAS CHANGED AT RON THE PREVIOUS NIGHT, THIS WAS FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY. SUSPECT SMALL AMOUNT OF CLEANING FLUID WAS CAUSE OF SMOKE.