Service difficulty report · Sensor · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
October 10, 2008
Submitted
October 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
336
Aircraft time
36,755 hours, 41,710 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
BYLF51514
Part serial
409
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
36,755 hours, 41,710 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE TO CLT, 40 MILES EAST OF FLO THE CREW SMELLED A STRONG BURNING SMELL. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED NO SMELL OR SMOKE. THE CREW TURN ON COCKPIT LIGHTS AND COULD SEE A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE. DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO FLO. DESENDING TO 10K FEET, CREW OPENED THE FORWARD OUT FLOW VALVE AND THE SMOKE AND SMELL WENT AWAY. CANCELLED THE EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED ONTO CLT. ARRIVED IN CLT WITH NO PROBLEMS. MAINT FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED, UPON TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND COCKPIT ZONE TEMP SENSOR (FAN) INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED ZONE TEMP SENSOR IAW 21-60-45. OPS CHECK GOOD.