Service difficulty report · Unknown · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 23, 2011
Submitted
July 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
228
Aircraft time
50,516 hours, 56,606 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, A SWEET ODOR FOLLOWED BY WHITE SMOKE IN COCKPIT. CLEARED WHEN SELECTED BLEEDS OFF. INSPECTED AIR SWITCHING VALVES ON NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED OVERHEAD AND SIDEWALL LIGHTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. GROUND RAN ACFT AT POWER FOR 10 MINUTES. NO ODOR OR SMOKE NOTED.