Service difficulty report · Odor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
August 2, 2006
Submitted
August 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
477
Aircraft time
21,682 hours, 30,821 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDX FLIGHT 2263 DURING APPROACH THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE SIGNS OF HYPOXIA. CONTINUED TO PDX. ALL INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL. NOTICED FAINT ODOR ON FLIGHT DECK. PERFORMED GROUND RUN NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE, DROVE AIR CONDITIONING FULL HOT, FULL COLD ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. PERFORMED GVI OF OVERHEAD WIRE HARNESS, NO SIGNS OF ARCING OF BURNED WIRES. BORESCOPED NR 2 ENGINE, FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.