Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
September 13, 2012
Submitted
September 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425MJ
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
425
Aircraft time
31,142 hours, 34,685 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
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, THE COCKPIT STARTED GETTING HOT. THE CREW PLACED THE PACKS ON MANUAL AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT CORRECTED ITSELF. ON FINAL APPROACH THE CREW SMELLED A FAINT ELECTRICAL BURN SMELL. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. TAXING TO THE RAMP THE F/A CALLED AND DECLARED SMOKE ODOR AND THE CABIN GETTING HOT. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSP ON CABIN AND FLIGHT COMPT ELECTRICAL SYS AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY, PERFORMED OPS TEST OF TEMP CONTROL ON CABIN AND FLIGHT COMPT AND NO SMELL OR ABNORMAL SMOKE SMELL ON ACFT IAW JIC 21-61-00-OPT-10000. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.