Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 10, 2013
Submitted
June 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
29,012 hours, 30,273 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Fwd Cargo Bay
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

STRONG ODOR OF BURNING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS COMING FROM FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. COMPLIED WITH AIR CONTAMINATION CHECKLIST. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED GVI OF FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT LIGHT ASSY, NO DEFECT NOTED. PERFORMED GVI OF FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR, NO DEFECT NOTED. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF FWD CARGO COMP LIGHT IAW AMM 33-20-710-802, NO DEFECT NOTED. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF FWD CARGO COMP SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM TASK 26-12-06-710-801, NO DEFECT NOTED. ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE.