Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
January 12, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22645
Part
Duct
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

PASSING 4500 FT DURING CLIMBOUT, CABIN CREW REPORTED STRONG BURNING FUMES AND A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN SIDEWALL VERY HOT TO TOUCH, ROW 6 AIRCRAFT LEFT. ALSO, FLT CREW SMELLED FUMES, EXECUTED AIR TURNBACK. REMOVED ANS REPLACED CABIN TEMP CONTROL REG, AIR COND RELAY UNIT, TEMP SEL, TEMP CTRL, SENSOR, ANTICIPATOR SENSOR, DUCT TEMP LIMIT SENSOR AND OPS TEST NORMAL, REF LOG 7441246. CABIN WOULD NOT HEAT MIX VALVES AT 1/2 OPEN DUCT TEMP 120-130 DEG, CABIN TEMP 60 DEG. NO AIR COMING FROM OVERHEAD OR FLOOR DUCTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT DISTRIBUTION DUCT.