Service difficulty report · None · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 14, 2010
Submitted
March 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4051
Aircraft time
20,951 hours, 21,522 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Location
None
Stage of operation
NR
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

STRONG POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SMELL IN FWD CARGO P4. PERFORMED GVI OF FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT, NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSPECTED CARGO DOOR INSIDE & OUT, FOUND SMELL COMING FROM SEALANT AROUND DOOR SUROUND OF OUTSIDE CARGO DOOR. SEALANT APPEARS TO BE FRESHLY APPLIED. TO DOOR SURROUND. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED, ACFT OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE.