Service difficulty report · Smoke · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 13, 2001
Submitted
May 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3061
Aircraft time
12,968 hours, 11,477 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TAXI TO THE RUNWAY, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 SECONDS LATER THE CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND EVACUATED THE PLANE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE PLANE. MAINTENANCE SENT MECHANICS FROM PIT TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANICS GROUND RAN THE AIRCRAFT AND INSPECT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED TO PIT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS, AGAIN THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.