Service difficulty report · Unknown · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
August 7, 2007
Submitted
November 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663P
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1434
Aircraft time
3,317 hours, 1,232 cycles
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Engine time
3,317 hours, 1,232 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN ON DESCENT INTO LGA, CREW MENTIONED THAT IT WAS EMITTING FROM THE BAGGAGE BAY AREA WITH AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. INSPECTED ACFT BAGGAGE BAY AREA BY REMOVING FLOORBOARD ACCESS PANELS, BAGGAGE BAY SIDE WALL PANELS AT LGA WITH REPRESENTATIVE ON SITE. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY BURNING, ARCING OR ANY ELECTRICAL DEVICE HAVING FAILED IN THE BAGGAGE BAY OR ANY WHERE IN ACFT. MAINT SERVICES WHERE LIMITED IN LGA. AFTER INITIAL INSP AT LGA REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES, MOVED THE ACFT TO FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DURING FLIGHT, THERE WAS NOT ANY SMOKE OR BURN ODOR EMITTING FROM THE ACFT. REMOVED VARIOUS BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT PANELS AND FLOOR BOARDS, PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF ALL COMPONENTS IN BAGGAGE BAY, PERFORMED OPS CHECK FLIGHT AT DIFFERENT ALTITUDES. NO SMOKE DETECTED, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.