Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
October 7, 2011
Submitted
October 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Aircraft serial
499
Aircraft time
23,356 hours, 27,755 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

DURING APPROACH A "FUNNY" SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT, CHECKED WITH F/A NR1, SAID IT SMELLED LIKE BURNED COFFEE UPON LANDING ROLL. F/A NR1 REPORTS A STRONG SMELL OF PLASTIC BURNING, STRONGER IN 17C, THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR OTHER INDICATION OTHER THAN THE SMELL, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND GROUND EVACUTATION WAS PERFORMED IAW AOM-2. ACFT WAS RAN SEVERAL TIMES NO SMOKE SMELL WAS REPRODUCED IAW JIC ATR 72-00-00.

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