Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 2, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24390
Part
Duct
Part number
212N30763
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1300
Stage of operation
DE
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

DESCENDING THROUGH 16K ON APPROACH, A BURNING SMELL NOTICED BEGINNING AT ROW 34RT. SMELL SPREAD THROUGHOUT CABIN AND WAS SIMILAR TO BURNING POPCORN. F/A'S CKD FLOOR AT ROW 34 AND REPORTED FLOOR WAS WARM. SMELL DISSIPATED ON LANDING AFTER A/C WAS DEPRESSURIZED. NO VISIBLE SMOKE NOTED. FOUND APU AIR DUCT AT STA 1300 IN AFT BAG BIN CRACKED. REPLACED DUCT.