Service difficulty report · Odor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
July 17, 2005
Submitted
July 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N362PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
518
Aircraft time
16,183 hours, 23,383 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 FLIGHT NR 2108, WHEN CREW PICKED UP THE AIRCRAFT, UPON OPENING THE DOOR THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF SOMETHING ROTTEN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED INTERIOR OF AIRCRAFT, COCKPIT, CABIN AND BAGGAGE PIT. CLEANED FLOOR VINYL COVERING IN COCKPIT, GALLEY AND LAVATORY AREAS. VENTILATED AIRCRAFT WITH GROUND FAN AND MAIN CABIN DOOR, CABIN TO BAGGAGE PIT DOORS OPEN FOR 30 MINUTES. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.