Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 6, 2012
Submitted
May 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
20,205 hours, 20,329 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

PLASTIC BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE AFT GALLEY AREA OF THE ACFT. NO BURNING ODOR NOTED. TURNED ON APU BLEEDS AND RECIRCULATION FAN, ACFT CONFIGURED TO CONDITIONS OF ORIGINAL WRITE-UP. ONLY ODOR NOTED IS OF CURING SEALANT IN AFT GALLEY AND CARGO BAY. TURNED ON ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, NO ODORS NOTED. INSPECTED MAPCO JUGS AND SOCKETS AND WIRING. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO ODORS NOTED FROM BLEED AIR, GASPERS WITH APU AND ENGINE BLEEDS. PERFORMED GVI OF RECIRCULATION FAN, NO DEFECTS OR ODORS NOTED. PERFORMED GVI OF HEAT EXCHANGER, ACM'S, AND ASSOCIATED PLUMBING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED BLEED AIR PURGE PROCEDURE IAW DH8-400-SL-21-012A. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.