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A saab 340B in climb out at 4000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to fumes in cabin and cockpit. Caused by residue from engine compressor water wash procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 529053 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors departure sid : ns |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 529053 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Fumes in cockpit/cabin. Returned to ZZZ and trucks waiting. Maintenance said that fumes were from a compressor wash. Crew responded well together. Maintenance should have made sure that the compound used to clean the engine was clean. This could be prevented by making sure the compound is cleaned out before sending the aircraft back into revenue service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SAAB 340B IN CLBOUT AT 4000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO FUMES IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. CAUSED BY RESIDUE FROM ENG COMPRESSOR WATER WASH PROC.
Narrative: FUMES IN COCKPIT/CABIN. RETURNED TO ZZZ AND TRUCKS WAITING. MAINT SAID THAT FUMES WERE FROM A COMPRESSOR WASH. CREW RESPONDED WELL TOGETHER. MAINT SHOULD HAVE MADE SURE THAT THE COMPOUND USED TO CLEAN THE ENG WAS CLEAN. THIS COULD BE PREVENTED BY MAKING SURE THE COMPOUND IS CLEANED OUT BEFORE SENDING THE ACFT BACK INTO REVENUE SVC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.