Service difficulty report · Odor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
August 11, 2001
Submitted
August 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
498
Aircraft time
9,267 hours, 13,079 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
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

SEA - FIRST TWO ROWS OF PASSENGERS, AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT, SMELLED AN ODOR OF "BURNING ELECTRICAL" ON DESCENT INTO SEATTLE. NO SMOKE PRESENT. GROUND RAN BOTH ENGINES WITH BLEEDS ON. INSPECTED THOROUGHLY FOR SOURCE OF REPORTED SMELL/ODOR. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.