Service difficulty report · Odor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 4, 2006
Submitted
September 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N361PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
516
Aircraft time
18,876 hours, 27,414 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SEA FLIGHT NR 2136, CREW NOTICED UPON COCKPIT ENTRY UNUSUAL (BUT TOLERABLE) ODOR (MILDEW, SPOILED MILK) FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED CREW DURING CLIMB, PASSENGER AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT WERE COMPLAINING OF PUNGENT NEARLY INTOLERABLE ODOR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED COCKPIT AND CABIN FOR OBVIOUS SMELLS. GROUND RAN ENGINES FOR 10 MINUTES WITH AIRFLOW NO OBVIOUS SMELL OBSERVED. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.