19981218043329I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737301 · New York, NY · December 18, 1998

Date: December 18, 1998 · 19:28 local
Place: New York, NY
Airport: La Guardia
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N336US
Reported as: Boeing 737301

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)On 12/19/98, at 1928 EDT a us air Boeing 737-301, s/n 23233, reported a burning odor in the cabin during climbout, and master caution warning (air conditioner) light illuminated. The aircraft then returned back to lga, and landed without an incident. According to us air control number 1822C28, the right acm seized up and caused a burning smell in the cabin. Also the right pack valve was found to be inoperable. They removed and replaced the right pack valve and placed the right pack on MEL. The aircraft was then returned back to service without further occurrance.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON 12/19/98, AT 1928 EDT A US AIR BOEING 737-301, S/N 23233, REPORTED A BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN DURING CLIMBOUT, AND MASTER CAUTION WARNING (AIR CONDITIONER) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED BACK TO LGA, AND LANDED WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO US AIR CONTROL NUMBER 1822C28, THE RIGHT ACM SEIZED UP AND CAUSED A BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. ALSO THE RIGHT PACK VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERABLE. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT PACK VALVE AND PLACED THE RIGHT PACK ON MEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER OCCURRANCE.