SDR MALA100036

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 10, 2010
Submitted
March 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B439
Aircraft time
26,219 hours, 29,032 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin & Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT 11,000 FT HAD A BURNING SMELL FILLED THE MID CABIN AND COCKPIT RAN A/C SMOKE CHECKLIST AND SMELL WENT AWAY DUCT TEMP NORMAL BEFORE EVENT. CREW SHUT OFF THE AC PACK AND THE SMELL BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. ARRIVED IN ATL WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. REMOVED LEFT AND RIGHT ACM PANELS. CHECKED ACM AND DUAL TEMP CONTROL VALVES FOR MOVEMENT AND OPERATION. ALL CHECKS GOOD. STARTED LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES, THEN PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF LT AND RT PACK. ALL CHECKS GOOD AND NO SMOKE ODOR DETECTED.

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