What was found
DURING TRAINING FLIGHT CREW NOTICED EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN. THE SMELL CLEARED ITSELF ON THE LEG BACK TO BASE. MX ARRIVED TO INSPECT THE ACFT & COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. THE ACFT WAS THEN RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2016
- Submitted
- April 20, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N861NC
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft serial
- 57239
- Aircraft time
- 152 hours, 670 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PW207D
- Engine time
- 152 hours, 165 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.