Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
January 24, 2023
Submitted
January 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3766
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30820
Aircraft time
68,300 hours, 25,664 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221047003
Part serial
10999
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1 Vhf
Part time
101,194 hours, 10,560 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(LOG 9047688) JUST PRIOR TO STARTING APPROACH AT APPROXIMATLY 5200' MSL THE FO AND I SMELLED A ACRID SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL SMELL. THE #2 COM RADIO WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY FREQUENCY CHANGES VIA THE KNOB. R/R #R/R #2 VHF TRANSCEIVER AND #2 VHF RTP PER B737 AMM 23-12. MULTIPLE CREWS REPORTED ACRID SMELL AT SAME WAYPOINT (TUBED) SAME ALTITUDE DUE TO VOLCANIC ACTIVITY IN THE AREA.