Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
September 13, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425MJ
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
425
Aircraft time
31,127 hours, 34,667 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING THE VISUAL APPROACH TO THE COCKPIT STARTED GETTING HOT. THE CREW PLACED THE PACKS ON MANUAL AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT CORRECTED ITSELF. ON FINAL APPROACH THEY DETECTED A FAINT ELECTRICAL BURN ODOR. TAXING TO THE RAMP THE F/A CALLED AND DECLARED ODOR OF SMOKE AND THE CABIN GETTING HOT. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION ON CABIN AND FLIGHT COMPARTMENT ELECTRICAL SYS AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY, PERFORMED OPS TEST OF TEMP CONTROL ON CABIN AND FLIGHT COMPT AND NO ODOR OR ABNORMAL SMOKE ODOR ON ACFT IAW JIC 21-61-00-OPT-10000. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.