Service difficulty report · Smoke · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 26, 2004
Submitted
April 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3044
Aircraft time
22,700 hours, 20,094 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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 SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE PACK SYSTEM AND HX FANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 21-00-00. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.