Service difficulty report · Odor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
May 18, 2005
Submitted
June 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N362PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
518
Aircraft time
15,826 hours, 22,840 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Part time
16,213 hours, 23,235 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMB OUT NOTED STRONG ODOR AND HAZE IN BOTH COCKPIT AND CABIN. ODOR APPEARED TO COME FROM BLEED AIR SYS. COULD NOT ISOLATE ODOR FROM NR 1 OR 2 BLEED SYSTEM. REPLACED DUAL HEAT EXCHANGER. CLEANED AIR DUCTS AND RAN ACFT WITH BOTH BLEEDS ON. NO FURTHER SMELL OR HAZE NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.