Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
October 30, 2008
Submitted
October 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793DH
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21393
Aircraft time
67,419 hours, 40,441 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB-OUT A STRONG KEROSENE ODOR WAS IN THE COCKPIT FOR TWO TO THREE MINUTES AND THEN WENT AWAY. RESOLUTION, GROUND RUN OF APU IAW 49-00-00 AND GROUND RUN OF LEFT AND RIGHT PACKS IAW MM 21-55-00 COULD NOT ODOR KEROSENE OR ANY OTHER ABNORMAL ODORS, NO NOTED DEFECTS.