Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 3, 2012
Submitted
November 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0225
Aircraft time
10,591 hours, 10,431 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON THE FLIGHT INTO 6NC1 THE PILOT SMELLED BURNT/ SMOLDERING ELECTRICAL SMELL, THERE WAS NO SMOKE SEEN. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SEVERAL ENGINE RUNS AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS TO INCLUDE MAX. TORQUE OF 1850 FOR VARYING TIMES WITH NO SMELL OF ELECTRICAL ODER. AS A PRECAUTION THE STARTER GENERATOR WAS REPLACED IAW C208 M/M 80-10-00. THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURN TO SERVICE.

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