Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
July 9, 2005
Submitted
July 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3743H
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30836
Aircraft time
13,854 hours, 6,103 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

FIVE MINS AFTER T/O A BURNING ODOR NOTICED IN COCKPIT. ODOR WAS ACRID ELECTRICAL SMELL WITH A LIGHT HAZE IN THE COCKPIT. SMOKE CLEARED WITH PACKS ON HIGH. RAN ENGINES AND PACKS AT ALL PWR SETTING. CK'D OPERATION OF LT AND RT RECIRCULATION FANS. ALL NORMAL. INSPECTED COCKPIT OVERHEAD, C/B PANELS AND BEHIND DISPLAYS. ALSO CK'D GALLEY, LAVS AND PASS COMPARTMENT OVERHEAD. VISUALLY INSPECTED FWD AND MAIN E/E. ALSO BOTH BAG BINS. NO ABNORMAL ODORS OR SMOKE NOTED. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.