Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
June 8, 2020
Submitted
June 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26967
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
60144
Aircraft time
18,662 hours, 1,747 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
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

BRIEFLY SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING FOR ABOUT 30 SEC THEN LOST NAV CRS LN. SMELL WAS AT CRUISE LOST NAVIGATION TRACK AND HAD TO SWITCH TO SECOND ROUTE ON NAV COMPUTER. NO PROBLEM WITH NAV NOW. (UPDATE FROM FLIGHT CREW, PEKMM PLEASE HAVE PILOTS FILL OUT A SMOKE ODOR FORM AND SEND BACK TO TOMC) NO SMOKE SIGN SHOWED IN FLT DECK AND E&E COMPARTMENT. BRIEFING WITH PILOTS, ROUT2 WORKING FINE AFT ROUT1 BLANK. RESET IRS AND COMMUNICATION MASTER SWITCH, RELOAD FLT PLAN INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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