SDR RRXA001076

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 25, 2000
Submitted
October 31, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792FT
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46046
Aircraft time
83,709 hours, 27,997 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
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

ON DESCENT GOT A VERY STRONG SMELL AS IF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL GOT VERY HOT. COULDN''T IDENTIFY WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, WENT AWAY ON APPROACH. PERFORMED ALL 4 ENG RUN CHECKING ASSOC ELECT SYS''S RAN PACKS AND RECIRC FAN, RAN SUPPLEMENTAL COCKPIT A/C AND HEATER. TURNED ON WINDSHIELD HEAT AND ANTI-FOG. CK''D ALL COCKPIT LIGHTING. ALL W/NO DEFECTS OR ELECTRICAL SMELL NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY ON GND MX CK OF ACFT.

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