Service difficulty report · Odor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
April 20, 2005
Submitted
June 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N349PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
486
Aircraft time
18,076 hours, 25,823 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

ACRID ELECTRICAL ODOR IN ACFT STRONGEST IN COCKPIT. FOUND ICE PROTECTION LEFT IN "ON" POSITION. ODOR DIMINISHED THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. MX INVESTIGATED ACFT INTERIOR FOR ANY ODOR. NONE NOTED. ATTRIBUTE ODOR TO SEVERAL ICE PROTECTION SWITCHES IE VALVE HEAT AND PITOT HEAT IN "ON" POSITION WITH ACFT ON GROUND IN RDM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.