Service difficulty report · Odor · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
February 20, 2004
Submitted
February 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3044
Aircraft time
22,459 hours, 19,859 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED RECEIVING A LAV SMOKE INDICATION WITH A FUNNY SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. ON THE WAY BACK TO THE GATE, THE LAV SMOKE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED BY ITSELF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE PACKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 21-00-00 AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.