What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN CREW NOTICED A VERY POTENT ODOR THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT. NOTICED IT BELOW 10K FT DURING DESCENT AND REMAINED UNTIL SHUTDOWN AT GATE,. DESCRIBED AS A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR. (OPEN).
- Difficulty date
- January 21, 2026
- Submitted
- January 22, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N306RC
- Make and model
- Boeing 7378
- Aircraft serial
- 44465
- Aircraft time
- 19,552 hours, 7,302 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.