What was found
A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS REPORTED IN COCKPIT AND SLIGHTLY IN C ABIN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO STL. UNABLE TO FIND ANY FUEL LEAK. CHANGED THE WATER SEPERATORS AND ACCOMPLISHED A PACK BURN OUT TO ELIMINATE THE ODOR.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2002
- Submitted
- September 30, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9403W
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53139
- Aircraft time
- 29,538 hours, 14,721 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Odor
- Condition
- Detected
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.