Service difficulty report · Odor · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
May 30, 2002
Submitted
June 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120340
Aircraft time
9,340 hours, 13,905 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT LASTED 1 MINUTE. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS ON GAUGES OR ELECTRICAL PANEL. LOWERED AND INSPECTED OVERHEAD AND CIRCUIT BREAKER PANELS. REMOVED PILOT AND COPILOT SIDE CONSOLE PANELS, INSPECTED FOR SIGN OF OVERHEATED AND BURNED WIRES AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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