What was found
AIRCRAFT IS GROUNDED: BURNING PLASTIC SMELL THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. SMELL WAS STRONGEST IN CABIN. DIVERTED BACK TO ORD. EMERGENCY DECLARED. ACCOMPLISHED MCM CARD 05-96-70, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 5, 2020
- Submitted
- January 6, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N962AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 30858
- Aircraft time
- 55,359 hours, 23,250 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- TO
- 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.