Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 22, 2011
Submitted
May 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
23,747 hours, 24,683 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

AFTER BRINGING ENGINES OUT OF FEATHER ON START, AFT F/A SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC OR RUBBER JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN AIR CLEARED, AFTER DISCUSSION WITH PRIOR CREW THE AFT F/A THAT FLIGHT REPORTED A SIMILAR OCCURANCE. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF NR1 AND NR2 ENGINES, FOUND NO LEAKS. GROUND RAN ACFT IN AND OUT OF FEATHER SEVERAL TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE BURNING PLASTIC ODOR IN THE REAR CABIN, OPERATED RECIRC FAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE ODORS. CHECKED MAPCOS FOR ODORS. NO FAULTS FOUND. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.