Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
January 19, 2012
Submitted
January 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
426AT
Aircraft time
31,612 hours, 34,193 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

ON FLIGHT 4766, AT THE GATE WITH ENGINES OFF, EXTERNAL AIR REMOVED, AND ON GROUND POWER ONLY, COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH ODOR OF SMOKE. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. NO SMOKE NOTED IN LAVATORY, GALLEY, CABIN, COCKPIT, ANY CARGO AREA. CONFIGURED ACFT WITH ALL AVIONICS ON AND ONLY GPU POWER ON FOR OVER AN HOUR. AT NO TIME WAS THERE ANY UNUSUAL ODOR. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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