Service difficulty report · Carpet · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
March 18, 2015
Submitted
March 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538EG
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10317
Aircraft time
11,603 hours, 7,519 cycles
Part
Carpet
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STRONG PLASTIC BURNING SCENT WHILE TAXING, APPROACH & LANDING FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE EACH TIME. FLIGHT ATTENDANT 1 SAID IT WAS IN CABIN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. INSPECTED COCKPIT & CABIN TO IDENTIFY SOURCE OF ODOR OR SMELL. COCKPIT FLOOR TO BE DIRTY & STINKY WITH FOOD RESIDUE & CABIN CARPET AT 14BC SPILL STAIN WITH BURN PLASTIC ODOR. SEE ITEMS 3 & 4 FOR FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION. PERFORMED A CLEANING OF CARPET STAIN, SPILL & SMELLING OF LIKE BURNT PLASTIC IAW AMM 25-25-00-110-801. NO ODOR OR SMELL NOTED AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED AIR DISTRIBUTION LEAK TEST IAW AMM 21-20-00-790-801. NO LEAKS, ABNORMAL NOISES OR ODORS NOTED AT THIS TIME FROM AIR DISTRIBUTION SYS.