Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
November 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46029
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE-N/A, 25 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT STRONG ODOR SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER. DONNED OXYGEN MASK, EMERGENCY DECLARED AND ALL CHECKLIST COMPLIED WITH. SMELL SEEMED STRONGER IN COCKPIT, NO VISIBLE SMOKE. RAN ALL 4 ENGINES, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS POWERED UP, BOTH PACKS ON FULL FLOW, CYCLED ENGINE BLEEDS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. INSPECTED AIR CONDITION BAYS, LOWER E AND E COMPARTMENTS, RADIO RACKS, C/B PANELS, EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENTS UNDER AND NEXT TO F/E DESK, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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