Service difficulty report · Filter · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 9, 2011
Submitted
March 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4059
Aircraft time
22,918 hours, 23,707 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
P510840
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Air
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

SWEET BURNING ODOR IN FRONT CABIN OF ACFT, NO VISUAL SMOKE. FOUND ODOR TO BE COMING FROM DIRTY RECIRCULATION FAN FILTER. REMOVED FILTER FROM ACFT IAW AMM TASK 21-22-22-0000-801 AND OPERATED AIR CONDITION SYS, TO FULL COLD & FULL HOT SETTINGS ODOR DID NOT RETURN GROUND RAN ENGINES ALSO TO ABOVE TO MENTIONED ACFT SETTINGS AND ODOR DID NOT RETURN. REINSTALLED RECIRCULATION FAN FILTER IAW AMM TASK 21-22-22-480-801 AND PLACED RECIRC FAN ON DMI. DMI CLEARED BY REPLACING FAN FILTER.