Service difficulty report · Unknown · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
July 10, 2000
Submitted
July 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3058
Aircraft time
12,200 hours, 10,977 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT, THE CREW SMELLED A ELECTRICAL WIRE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD REPORTED THE SAME ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE CREW ASKED FOR PRIORITY HANDLING FROM ATC IN PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.