SDR SIMA991733

Service difficulty report · Air Dist · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370AM
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B370
Part
Air Dist
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

DFW - FLT 5055 - SMELLED FUMES IN COCKPIT IN-FLIGHT. SMELL PERSISTED FOR TWO TO THREE MINUTES. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DFW. PERFORMED GROUND RUN FOR 30 MINUTES. FOUND NO SMOKE OR FUMES DURING THIS TIME WITH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS AND BLEEDS IN USE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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