SDR 0201055644

Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
March 30, 2002
Submitted
April 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26491
Aircraft time
20,968 hours, 8,491 cycles
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.

What was found

UPON ROTATION, A STRONG ACID ODOR BECAME EVIDENT IN COCKPIT. CABIN CREW ALSO NOTED THE SAME ODOR IN THE PASSENGER CABIN AREA. COCKPIT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWEIGHT LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED MULTIPLE MAINTENANCE CHECKS INCLUDING ENGINE RUN, PACK CHECKS, OIL CONTAMINANTS, AND OVEN CHECKS/REPLACEMENT WITH NO CONCLUSIVE DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.