Service difficulty report · Inlet · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
December 18, 2013
Submitted
December 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38451
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
31646
Aircraft time
5,227 hours, 1,886 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Pack Ram Air
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

RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF, ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. CABIN CREW SMELLED IT ALSO. IT WAS NOT AN ELECTRICAL ODOR, OVENS WERE CLEARED AND VERIFIED TO HAVE NO ODOR. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED SMOKE/ODOR INSP PER TASK 05-51-26-801C1. FOUND PAPER DEBRIS IN LT RAM AIR INLET. REMOVED DEBRIS AND CLEANED RAM AIR INLET DUCT. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD PER AMM 05-51-26-800-801C1.