Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
April 14, 2010
Submitted
April 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540AM
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Aircraft serial
540
Aircraft time
20,388 hours, 23,185 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
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

RIGHT BEFORE LANDING, GEAR SELECTED DOWN ON FINAL APPROACH, AFT F/A SMELLED BURNING AND SMOKE APPEARANCE IN CABIN NEAR CEILING, TURN OFF RECIRC AND LANDED. AIR SEEM TO BE IMPROVED, ELECTED TO TAXI TO GATE , UNABLE TO FIND SOURCE OF SMOKE. COMPLIED WITH DVI OF PASSENGER CABIN INTERIOR LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONING SYS, NO SMOKE NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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