Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
September 24, 2026
Submitted
September 28, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26996
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
68624
Aircraft time
5,196 hours, 514 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Crew Rest
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL340 GOT ECL SMOKE REST UPPER DOOR 1 STRONG ODOR, NO SMOKE, CLIMBING THROUGH FL300 - FL 320, DOOR SEALS AT R1 LOUD AIR NOISE. NOISE STOPPED AT FL340. AT FL340 EICAS MESSAGE OF CARGO HEAT BULK. AT FL340 ALARMS STARTED GOING OFF IN PILOT CREW REST WITH STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR BUT NO SMOKE. AIR FROM VENTS WAS PULSING & ODOR WENT AWAY AFTER THE AIR FLOW REMAINED CONSTANT. CAPTAIN ALSO STATED THERE WAS A NOTIFICATION IN FLIGHT DECK OF SMOKE IN FWD CREW REST AT FL 340. RAN LT & RT PACKS FOR SEVERAL HRS WITH AIR FLOW CONSTANT NO STRONG ODORS. GROUND TEST OF C/R AIR & HUMIDIFIER SYS TEST PASSED. ALL OF C/R SMOKE DETECTORS SELF TEST, OPS CHKD GOOD. GVI OFCR HEATER & HUMIDIFIER CONNECTORS & SURROUNDING AREA, NO FAULTS NOTED. REF DMC-B787-A-21-20-F5-72A-421A-A

More about the Boeing 787-9