Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
August 23, 2010
Submitted
August 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
451
Aircraft time
29,210 hours, 28,617 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1
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

AFTER PARKING THE ACFT AND SHUTTING DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE A VERY STRONG PLASTIC BURNING ODOR ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. INSPECTED CABIN & COCKPIT FOR PLASTIC ODOR, RUN ENGINE NR 1 FOR 30 MIN NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED IAW JIC 72-00-00, ERU 10040.

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