Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
April 21, 2023
Submitted
April 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26960
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
36408
Aircraft time
34,850 hours, 3,322 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, H, J, O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF STRONG HEAVY ACRID ODOR IN PILOT CREW REST THAT WOULD NOT DISSIPATE. DEBRIEFED CREW,CREW TRIED TO ISOLATE WITH TURN OF LEFT RECIRC AN D LEFT PACK- NO CHANGE, RT RECIRC AND RT PACK NO INCREASE OR DEC REASE IN SMELL. ACCESSED CREW REST RESIDUAL SMELL. RAN GRND TEST NO FAULTS OR MSG ,ALSO CKING CREW REST PWR SEATS. FLIGHT CREW DID AN AIR RETURN-STILL TROUBLESHOOTING SOURCE OF SMELL/ODOR/SMOKE IN PILOT CREW REST.

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