Service difficulty report · Filter · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 11, 2011
Submitted
June 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4164
Aircraft time
9,902 hours, 10,787 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
P510840
Condition
Dirty
Location
Recirc Fan
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

DURING FINAL 10-15 MIN OF FLIGHT, ODOR DETECTED BY ALL 4 CREW AND PASSENGERS. SEEMED TO SMELL LIKE BURNING PLASTIC, SUSPECTED IT WAS COMMING FROM BLEED AIR/ ENVIROMENTAL SYS, ISOLATED TO RECIRCULATING FAN. PLACED RECIRCULATING FAN ON MEL 21-20-2. CLEARED BY: R & R RECIRCULATING FAN FILTER IAW 21-22-22-000-801 AND 21-22-22-400-801 PERFORMED OPS TEST OF RECIRCULATING FAN IAW 21-22-16-710-001. OPS CK GOOD, NO FURTHER ODOR NOTED. ALSO PERFORMED A GVI OF THE COFFEE WARMERS AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.