Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
May 18, 2005
Submitted
May 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
24060
Aircraft time
44,634 hours, 31,875 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BUR - BURNING SMELL - IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF PILOTS REPORTED NOTICEABLE SMELL OR ODOR OF SMOKE. SMELL APPEARED TO DISSIPATE RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. NOTHING REPORTED EN ROUTE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION FILTER IAW AWA TASKCARD S2B21003. MAINTENANCE RAN BOTH ENGINES AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS WITH BLEEDS ON, BLEEDS OFF, PACKS ON PACKS OFF, APU BLEEDS AND PACKS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE SUSPECTED ODOR/SMELL AIRCRAFT RELEASED TO SERVICE.

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