Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 17, 2016
Submitted
October 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N866GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49910
Aircraft time
54,722 hours, 37,272 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR DEVELOPED IN THE CABIN. AT ROW 22DEF ODOR WAS STRONGEST, FA'S REPORTED THE ODOR TO BE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS, FOLLOWED QRH, EMERGENCY DECLARED AND DIVERTED. ODOR LINGERED IN THE CABIN 45 MINUTES AFTER LANDING. FIRE AND RESCUE REPORTED ODOR IN AFT CARGO BIN. PERFORMED CABIN ODOR/SMOKE TROUBLESHOOTING CARD 21-059-002. NO ODORS DETECTED AT THIS TIME.

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