Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
June 19, 2009
Submitted
June 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Aircraft serial
538
Aircraft time
18,200 hours, 21,480 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
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

ABORTED START DUE TO HUNG START. RAN CHECKLIST, NO ITT EXCEEDANCE. DID ANOTHER START ON NR 2 ENGINE; ABORTED DUE TO LIGHT SMOKE IN COCKPIT. REPOSITIONED AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND. CREW COMPLIED WITH START. CHECK AND ACTIVATED BLEED AND PACK SYSTEMS, ALL CHECKS NORMAL IAW JIC NR 72-00-00. NO SMOKE OR ODOR FELT OR SEEN.

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