Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
September 26, 2011
Submitted
September 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447AM
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
447
Aircraft time
27,925 hours, 30,987 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DURING CRUISE AT 17,000 FT THERE WAS A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR ON THE FLIGHT DECK. CONSULTED WITH THE F/A WHO CONFIRMED THE ODOR. WERE IN VMC CONDITIONS AT THE TIME, HOWERVER HAD LEVEL 2 ICING ON AS WE HAD JUST EXITED ICING CONDITIONS. DURING DESCENT WENT TO LEVEL 1 ICING AND FUMES WENT AWAY. ALSO UPON LANDING THE LIGHT BY THE OBSERVERS MASK ILLUMINATED. OPENED ALL OVERHEAD STOWAGE COMPARTMENTS AND INSPECTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. NO FAULTS FOUND. OAC IAW JIC 25-24-21. OPENED AVIONICS RACKS ACCESS DOORS AND FWD AVIONICS COMPARTMENT. PERFORMED BOTH ENGINE RUN UP WITH ALL ELECTRICAL SYS OPERATING, ANTI-ICE AND DE-ICE SYS OPERATING FOR 30 MINS AND NO FAULTS AND ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTICED AT THIS MOMENT. RUN-UP IAW JICS 72-00-00, 30-42-00 AND 30-61-00. ATA 30 JICS FOR DE-ICE & ANTI-ICE.

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