Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 28, 2009
Submitted
July 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4160
Aircraft time
5,408 hours, 5,691 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
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 - ROTTEN DIRTY SOCK AND OR CURING SEALANT SMELL IN COCKPIT OBSERVED IN FLIGHT DURING DESCENT. OPERATED ECS USING APU BLEED AIR AND ENGINE BLEEDS AT VARIOUS TEMP SETTINGS AND ENGINE POWER SETTINGS NO ABNORMAL SMELLS NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.