ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, NOTICED A SLIGHT SMOKY ODOR & A MIN LATER, FA SAID SHE SMELLED SMOKE. SIC ALSO SMELLED SMOKE. WAS A STRONGER TOWARDS ZONE 3 & IT WENT AWAY & CAME BACK. SMELLED LIKE A CAMP FIRE SMOKE, BUT FA SAID IT SMELLED LIKE A CHEMICAL. NOT A STRONG ODOR & NEVER WENT TOTALLY AWAY. RAN A/C SYSTEM ON APU BLEED AIR WITH MAXIMUM HEAT SELECTED IN AUTO MODE, NO UNUSUAL ODORS NOTED. RAN SYSTEM IN MANUAL INCREASING TEMP SIGNIFICANTLY BUT STILL HAD NO ODOR. PERFORMED A HIGH-POWER RUN WITH TEMP MAXED IN AUTO & NO ODOR. RETURNED TO RAMP & SHUTDOWN ENGS, LEFT APU RUNNING WITH TEMP IN MAX AUTO. BEFORE SHUTTING APU DOWN, LOOKED AT BLEED SYNOPTIC PAGE & NOTICED ENTRY DUCT TEMP WAS 70 DEGREES C. PERFORMED TRIM AIR VALVE OPS CHK, & DUCT TEMP SENSOR OPS CHK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. TOOK ACFT OUT FOR ANOTHER HIGH-POWER RUN WITH NO DEFECTS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE HIGH TEMP IN ENTRY DUCT OR ODOR. REPLACED ENTRY DUCT TEMP SENSOR E105. REMOVED THE SUSPECTED BAD DUCT TEMP SENSOR E105 & INSTALLED A NEW TEMP SENSOR E105 & OPS CHKD GOOD IAW AMP TASKS BD700-A-J21-21-21-00AAA-520A-A & BD700-A-J21-21-21-00AAA-720A-A .
| Incident date | February 8, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Airline | DXTA |
| Flight | WAS70 |
| Aircraft | BOMBDR BD7001A12 |
| Registration | N190QS |
| Affected area | Engine |
| Event type | Fire |
| Verification | Official |
Sources
- FAA SDR: DXTA fire report on 2026-02-08 (external.apic4e.faa.gov)
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