Service difficulty report · Radio · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
June 17, 2019
Submitted
June 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68453
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
41742
Aircraft time
24,574 hours, 8,728 cycles
Part
Radio
Condition
Odor
Location
Vhf 2
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

STRONG BURNING PLASTIC SMELL THROUGHT AIRCRAFT ON CLNMB OUT. UPON ARRIVAL BACK AT DEPARTURE, DEBRIEFED THE FLIGHT CREW AND THE CABIN CREW, ON WHAT THEY WITNESSED AND EXPERIENCED. THE CAPTAIN SAID THAT ON DEPARTURE THE FLIGHT DECK CREW NOTICED A BURNING SMELL REMINISCENT OF BURNT PLASTIC. AS THEY WERE CONTINUING THEIR CLIMB OUT AND DEPARTURE, THE CABIN CREW RELAYED THAT THEY WERE SMELLING THE BURNT PLASTIC SMELL AS WELL. AS THE FLIGHT CREW WAS WORKING THROUGH THE ISUE, THE SECOND OFFICER WAS UNABLE TO GET HIS VHF 2 RADIO TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. SEE UPDATE 2 IT WAS FULL OF STATIC AND UNREADABLE. BOTH THE FLIGHT DECK AND UPDATE 2... THE FIRST OFFICER SAID THAT WHEN THE RADIO DID WORK VHF2 RADIO BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. MINUTES. THE SECOND OFFICER ALSO STATED THAT ON THEIR RETURN THE THE CABIN CREW INDICATED THAT THE SMELL HAD DISSIPATED AF