Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
August 24, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3743H
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30836
Aircraft time
1,554 hours, 731 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN AT SEAT ROWS 17&18. FLIGHT ATTENDANT TURNED OFF CABIN LIGHTS AND RECIRCULATION FANS WERE TURNED OFF. SMELL DISAPPEARED AND NO VISIBLE SMOKE WAS NOTED IN THE CABIN DURING THIS PERIOD. EXAMINED WIRING UNDER PASS SERVICE UNITS AND CEILING PANELS FROM ROWS 16-19. NO TROUBLE FOUND. CHECKED AIR CONDITIONING BAYS AND RECIRCULATION FANS AREA. NO OVERHEATING OR SMELL NOTED. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO POWER WITH BOTH PACKS RUNNING, ALL CABIN LIGHTS ON, VIDEO SYS ON, AND OVEN/COFFEEMAKERS ON. NO TROUBLE FOUND.