Service difficulty report · Odor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
July 29, 2003
Submitted
July 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
504
Aircraft time
13,087 hours, 18,662 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TX
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

AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM PUTS OUT PUTRID ODOR FOR 2-3 MINUTES AFTER ENGINE START THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT. DISAPPEARS AFTER THIS PERIOD. RETURNS ON FINAL APPROACH AT LOW POWER SETTINGS. ECS OPERATED FOR 20 MINUTES TO PURGE BAD ODOR. RAN AIRCRAFT AT LOWER POWER SETTINGS WITH NO ODOR NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.