Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 23, 2011
Submitted
April 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4196
Aircraft time
6,840 hours, 6,638 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

DURING CRUISE CLOSE TO TOD, F/A NOTIFIED FLIGHT CREW THAT THERE WAS A STRANGE SMELL IN THE CABIN. THE FIRST OFFICER INSPECTED THE CABIN AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SMELL THAT DID NOT SEEM TO BE CAUSED BY SOMETHING BURNING. AS A PRECAUTION, CREW RAN QRC AND QRH AND REQUESTED PRIORITY TO MSY AS THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT DUE TO ALTITUDE. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX AND CREW PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMELL. OPS CHECKED GOOD.