What was found
ACRID AND BURNING RUBBER ODOR ON THE FLIGHT DECK. THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. REPLACED THE LATCH ASSEMBLY AND THE SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2003
- Submitted
- April 15, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N646UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 767322
- Aircraft serial
- 25283
- Aircraft time
- 48,605 hours, 7,947 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4060
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Part number
- 42367
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Pax Door
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.