Service difficulty report · Unknown · Dorner DO228202

Difficulty date
May 22, 2016
Submitted
May 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501VA
Make and model
Dorner DO228202
Aircraft serial
8110
Aircraft time
6,940 hours, 6,996 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110T
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4TN5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
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

ELECTRICAL "HOT" ODOR NOTED WHILE IN PATTERN. PERFORMED POWER/ON OPS CHECKS OF EXTERNAL POWER, AVIONICS POWER, STATIC INVERTERS, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND COCKPIT LIGHTS, AND PASSENGER INFORMATION LIGHTS. APPLIED HYD POWER, CHECKED COCKPIT HEATERS, EXTENDED AND RETRACTED FLAPS, CHECKED HORIZONTAL TRIM SWITCHES. PERFORMED LT AND RT ENGINE RUNS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION. ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR FCF, FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. NO DEFECTS WERE REPORTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.