Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 7, 2009
Submitted
March 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4163
Aircraft time
4,816 hours, 5,030 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

PDX - APU AIR HAS UNUSUAL AND PERSISTANT ODOR. PLACED APU ON MEL 49-00-1. MEL CLEARED 3/11/09 INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN APU. NO UNUSUAL ODOR FOUND. SYSTEM OPERATES NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.