What was found
UNUSUAL ODOR NOTED IN FLIGHT: RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AS A PRECAUTION. FOUND DME INDICATOR HEAD HOT AND SMELLED BURNED. REPLACED INDICATOR, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW INSTALL MANUAL.
- Difficulty date
- December 2, 2009
- Submitted
- December 4, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N562CP
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC6300
- Aircraft serial
- 562
- Aircraft time
- 20,560 hours, 33,659 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3451 · DME/TACAN System
- Part
- Control Handle
- Part number
- 6222012012
- Part serial
- 807
- Condition
- Odor
- Part time
- 4 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.