Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 4, 2018
Submitted
May 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25983
Aircraft time
81,482 hours, 36,156 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING PREFLIGHT, ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT STRONG ENOUGH TO SMELL IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. SECURED RIGHT PACK, NO SMOKE EVIDENT, SMELL DISSIPATED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. UTILITY BUSSED L/R TRIPPED. CONFIGURED A/C IN EXACT STATE IT WAS IN WHEN SMELL WAS DISCOVERED. PERFORMED DETAILED INSPECTION OF COCKPIT AND E/E COMPARTMENT, INCLUDING EXTERNAL POWER CONTACTOR AREA, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS INCLUDES RECIRC AND EQUIPMENT COOLING FANS. PERFORMED NEXT FLIGHT NO GO ODI STEPS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKS OK PER FIM 21-00-01/301.