Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 2, 2011
Submitted
November 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4156
Aircraft time
11,099 hours, 12,110 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

F/A'S REPORT A BURNING RUBBER ODOR AROUND THE MID-CABIN AREA. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. ODOR WAS NOTICED BY SERVERAL PASSENGERS, AND WAS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS WERE OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ODOR WAS NEVER NOTICED BY THE PILOTS. OPERATED EACH ENGINE INDIVIDUALLY WITH BLEEDS ON AT VARIOUS TEMP SETTINGS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. NO UNUSUAL ODORS WERE NOTED. THERE WERE NO CURRENT ECS FAULTS. THERE IS NO HISTORY OF CABIN SMELLS WITHIN THREE MONTHS. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.