What was found
DURING DESCENT AND APPROACH, FLT ATTENDANT NOTICED LIGHT SMOKE AND AN OILY ODOR. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R NR 1 ENGINE FUEL HEATER IAW MM- 72-01-40. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 2012
- Submitted
- April 18, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N414WF
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 414
- Aircraft time
- 33,443 hours, 32,912 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW127
- System (JASC)
- 7312 · Fuel Heater
- Part
- Fuel Heater
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.