SDR IXXA9605

Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Doug DC871

Difficulty date
January 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824BX
Make and model
Doug DC871
Aircraft serial
45946
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

EN ROUTE BETWEEN MKE AND DEN, THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WERE PRODUCING A STRONG, UNIDENTIFIED ODOR. ON THE GROUND IN DEN, THE PACKS WERE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND FOUND NOT TO BE PRODUCING AND ODOR AT THAT TIME. A REVIEW OF THE FLIGHT SUGGESTED THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF DE-ICE FLUID MAY HAVE BEEN PULLED INTO THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM, PRODUCING A RESIDUAL ODOR. (M)

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