Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 8, 2007
Submitted
September 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23998
Aircraft time
64,390 hours, 29,692 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6224540001
Part serial
8472
Condition
Odor
Location
Dme System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

DURING DESCENT ACRID ODOR DETECTED IN COCKPIT AND REPORTED BY FLT ATTENDANTS AS WELL IN CABIN. PRIOR TO ODOR THE CABIN AIRFLOW CHANGED TO A SIGNIFICANTLY LESS INTENSITY. RT RECIRC FAN WAS TURNED OFF. LT DME C/B ALSO WAS NOTED POPPED. THE ODOR DISSIPATED RAPIDLY. FOUND LT DME WITH STRONG BURNT ODOR. REPLACED LT DME TRANSCEIVER BORROWED FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES S/N 113 MFG P/N 622-4540-001. OPS CK NORMAL RESET RT RECIRC FAN AND OPERATED BOTH PACKS ALL CK NORMAL.