Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
November 28, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft time
24,036 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
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

(CAN) ACFT OPERATING, RETURN AFTER THE F/A`S SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC AROUND ROW 3 AFTER REACHING TOP OF CLIMB. PASSENGERS ALSO REPORTED ODOR IN ROW 3 AND MIDDLE OF CABIN. CREW RAN SMOKE QRC AND CHECKLIST, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DID AN AIR TURNBACK. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED THE REPORT FROM THE FLIGHT CREW OF BURNING PLASTIC/RUBBER ODOR, ISOLATED AROUND ROW 3 ABC. CREW ALSO REPORTED LTV SCREENS AT ROW 2ABC WENT OUT AROUND THE TIME BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED. FIM 21-00, TASK 806 CARRIED OUT, LIGHT BALLASTS AND CEILING PANELS INSPECTED FOR EVIDENCE OF BURNED RESIDUE, NO FAULTS FOUND. CARRIED OUT LTV INTEGRITY CHECK AND DIDN`T FIND ANY SIGNS OF BURNING AT ROWS 2, 3, 4 LT, REPLACED SEB`S AT ROWS 3 LT,4 LT AND THE LTV SYSTEM OPS TESTED SERVICEABLE IAW LTV AMM 44-20-28.