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An SF340 returned to the gate due to passenger complaint of strong odor in cabin. Engine compressor water washed during overnight layover.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 649109 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 649109 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint Manual |
Narrative:
Aircraft returned to gate because passenger complained about odor in cabin. Previous night aircraft was in hangar for compressor wash.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SF340 RETURNED TO THE GATE DUE TO PAX COMPLAINT OF STRONG ODOR IN CABIN. ENG COMPRESSOR WATER WASHED DURING OVERNIGHT LAYOVER.
Narrative: ACFT RETURNED TO GATE BECAUSE PAX COMPLAINED ABOUT ODOR IN CABIN. PREVIOUS NIGHT ACFT WAS IN HANGAR FOR COMPRESSOR WASH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.