Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
May 15, 2003
Submitted
July 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N689AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
25731
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
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.

What was found

AT CRUISE AFTER 1 PLUS 40 FLIGHT TIME CABIN REPORTED ODOR OF ELECTRIC FUMES IN VICINITY OF ROWS 16 THROUGH 18. ODOR INTENSIFIED. UTILITY BUSES DE-ENERGIZED, RIGHT RECIRC FAN OFF, RIGHT PACK OFF AND ODOR SUBSIDED. OPERATED ALL LIGHTING AT FULL INTENSITY, OPERATED POWER PORTS, HAD BOTH UTILITY BUSES ON, OPERATED PACKS, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT RECIRC FANS ON, RAN ENGINES AND INSPECTED BEHIND CEILING PANELS IN AREA OF ROWS 16 THROUGH 18. NO DISCREPANCY NOTED. UNABLE OT DUPLICTE. (M)