Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
October 6, 2012
Submitted
October 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
355
Aircraft time
35,272 hours, 38,760 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 THAT WHEN ADDING POWER ON PREVIOUS TWO TAKEOFFS, THE CREW NOTICED A FAINT HINT OF A PETROLEUM LIKE ODOR. ON APPROACH, AFTER LARGE POWER REDUCTION , STRONG, STRANGE ODOR WAS DETECTED AND A HAZE WAS SEEN IN COCKPIT AND CABIN HAD ODOR OF BURNING GREASE OR HYD FLUID SWEET ODOR. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED RUN UP AND OPS TEST OF AIR CONDITIONING SYS AND FOUND NO STRONG OR STRANGE ODOR, NEITHER HAZE INSIDE CABIN OR COCKPIT. REF JIC 21-61-00 OPT 10000 001. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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