Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
January 14, 2003
Submitted
March 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330TZ
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
32616
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN FLIGHT AT FL370 FUMES AND SMOKE IN AFT CABIN. PERFORMED T/S PER FIM 21-00-00-810 (801, 802, 803, 804) FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID, OIL IN PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. NO OVERHEATING OF RECIRCULATION FANS WHILE CHANGING RECIRCULATION FAN FILTERS CHECKED DUCTS FOR EVIDENCE OF FLUID NONE DETECTED. AFTER RUNNING ENGINES FOR 2ND TIME AFTER RECIRCULATION FAN FILTERS WERE CHANGED NO SMOKE OR FUMES DETECTED. OPERATED ALL OVENS, COFFEEMAKERS, CHILLERS AND CHECKED ALL FLORESCENT LIGHTS IN CABIN. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FUMES. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON GROUND OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. (M)

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