Service difficulty report · Odor · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 10, 2003
Submitted
February 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B261
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

BFL - FLT 3012 - DURING FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. CAPTAIN REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE THAT NO SMOKE WAS PRESENT ONLY AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. SOME OF THE CABIN LIGHTS WERE PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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