Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
April 13, 2012
Submitted
April 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414WF
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
414
Aircraft time
33,426 hours, 32,892 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
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

THE CREW REPORTED THE NR 1 PACK VALVE FAULT LIGHT ON APROX 1 MIN LATER FAS REPORT SEEING LIGHT SMOKE AND ODOR OF SMOKE. RAMP PERSONNEL REPORTED DETECTING SMOKE WHEN OPENING FWD CARGO DOOR. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. THE OPS CHECKED NR 1 PACK SYS AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY IAW JIC 21-10-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.