Service difficulty report · Odor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
April 10, 2005
Submitted
June 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
494
Aircraft time
17,569 hours, 25,289 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STRONG ODOR DETECTED IN COCKPIT. MX FOUND PITOT HEAT 1 AND 2 AND STALL WITH HEAT ON FOR OVER 1 HOUR. SHUT OFF ALL HEAT. INSP PITOT TUBES AND STATIC PORTS. NO DAMAGE NOTED. AIRED OUT FLIGHT COMPARTMENT. NO OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.