Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
July 19, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1603
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
29695
Aircraft time
21,050 hours, 3,409 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON DECENT BELOW 5,000 FT SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE GLARESHIELD LASTED APPROX 5 MIN'S. INSP AREA AROUND AND UNDER GLARESHIELD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ODOR NOTED. ALL CHKS NORMAL. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEMS CRITICAL TO ETOPS