Service difficulty report · Air Dist · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B261
Part
Air Dist
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
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

CREW REPORTED, TOXIC FUMES IN THE COCKPIT DURING DECENT, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THEY REPORTED THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR ABNORMAL AIRCRAFT INDICATIONS. MAINTENANCE RAN THE AIRCRAFT WITH BLEEDS, AVIONICS AND ALL SYSTEMS ON IN DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE AVIONICS RACK FAN FILTER WAS CHANGED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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