Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
October 18, 2011
Submitted
October 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
280
Aircraft time
27,087 hours, 27,867 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAXING OFF THE RUNWAY THE CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE ELECTRICAL SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED WITH A ALARM BELL SOUNDING. THE CREW NOTIFIED THE RAMP TOWER AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOT THE SMOKE WARNING SYSTEM, THE WIRING IN THE AVIONIC AND COCKPIT WAS CHECKED, THE STORM LIGHTS AND WIRING WAS CHECKED, THE CCAS WAS TESTED IN THE SMOKE MODE IT CHECKED GOOD. THE NR 1 AND NR 2 PACKS WERE CHECKED. THE UNDER FLOOR AREA WIRING WAS CHECKED NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE RECIR FAN AND WIRING WAS CHECKED, THE WEATHER RADAR AND WIRING WAS CHECKED NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP AND TAXIED WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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