Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
June 6, 2013
Submitted
June 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32991
Aircraft time
36,568 hours, 12,058 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

CREW REPORTED ACRID ODOR IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. PILOTS FOLLOWED QRH AND ODOR WENT AWAY THEN ODOR RETURNED. FLIGHT DIVERTED AS A PRECAUTION. MX REMOVED LT AND RT RECIRCULATION FAN FILTERS. FOUND PIECES OF FILTER IN DUCT ON BOTH SIDES. CLEANED DEBRIS AND REPLACED FILTERS. ALSO FOUND MID GALLEY OVEN EMITTING PLASTIC ODOR. REPLACED OVEN.