Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 12, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338SB
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B338
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
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

FLIGHT 5382 (ABI/DFW), PILOT REPORTED SMELLING A BURNING OIL ODOR COMING FROM THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE RAN THE RIGHT AND LEFT ENGINES FOR 30 MINUTES WITH ACMS ON AND THE BLEED VALVES OPEN. NO ODOR NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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