Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 18, 2002
Submitted
February 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21306
Aircraft time
78,344 hours, 52,309 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN FLIGHT NOTICED A FAINT ELECTRICAL SMELL. AFTER LANDING NOTICED DRAIN MAST C/B POPPED. NO SMELL WHEN MTC ARRIVED. OPENED C/B PANELS IN C/P ALL OK. RAN PACKS WITH ENGINES AND APU, ALL OK. REMOVED SEVERAL OVERHEAD PANELS AND TURNED ON ALL C/P LIGHTING, ALL OK. OPERATED DRAIN MAST HEATER APPROX 1 HR C/B STAYED IN. NO SMELL COULD BE DUPLICATED.