Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 22, 2005
Submitted
October 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25979
Aircraft time
46,068 hours, 21,191 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BRIEF ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL NOTED BY FLT ATTENDANT AND PASSENGERS APPROX ROWS 28-32. DURING FLIGHT SMELL DISSIPATED THEN RETURNED ON DESCENT. MTC IN SJO OPENED AND CHECKED ALL PSU FROM ROW 20-39, FOUND NORMAL CONDITIONS. OPERATED BOTH A/C PACKS AND RECIRCULATION FANS WITH DOORS CLOSED FOR ONE HOUR, NO SMELL DETECTED. RAN BOTH ENGINES AND OPERATED ALL CABIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMELL.