SDR MWEA050074

Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 30, 2005
Submitted
August 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810ME
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48072
Aircraft time
48,697 hours, 43,373 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
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

PILOT SMELLED AN ODOR LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRING COMING FROM COCKPIT (NO SMOKE OR FUMES). INSPECTED THE ELETRICAL ELETRONICS COMPARTMENT AND FORWARD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, LOWERED CENTER OVERHEAD COCKPIT COMPARMENT PANELS AND INSPECTED WIRING, NO FAULTS NOTED. VISUALLY INSPECTED WIRING UNDER GLARE SHIELD AND OPERATED ALL COCKPIT LIGHTING, INSPECTED WIRING AT LOWER ELECTRICAL POWER CENTER, INSPECTED FORWARD GALLEY OVENS AND, INSPECTED WINDSHIELD HEAT CONNECTORS AND WIRING, NO FAULTS NOTED.

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