Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 24, 2025
Submitted
February 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41703
Aircraft time
38,864 hours, 12,017 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT ROTATION + INITIAL CLIMB OVERLY STRONG FUMES / ODOR ENTERED THE CABIN + FLIGHT DECK. LASTED ABOUT ONE MINUTE + GRADUALLY DISSIPATED. NOTICE A SIMILAR ODOR WHEN #2 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN DURING TAXI - IN. GROUNDED - YES. AIR TURNBACK - RECEIVED TURNOVER FROM FLIGHT CREW, CREW STATED FUMES WERE SO BAD THEY ALMOST USED O2 MASKS. FUMES DISSIPATED MOMENTS BEFORE DONNING OF MASKS. FWD FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DID NOT SMELL BUT AFT FA'S AND PASSENGERS SMELT FUMES. ACCOMPLISHED AMM TASK 21-00-01-100-801 UP TO STEP E (8). STINGER REMOVED. NO FUMES NOTED DURING PACK OPERATION WITH APU BLEED. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE GROUND RUN DUCT PURGE PER EA# PWRPL-71EA-11276. OPERATED #1 ENGINE BLEED, #2 ENGINE BLEED AND APU PNEUMATIC. NO SMELL OF CONTAMINATION FROM CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK NOTICE.