Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
May 17, 2004
Submitted
May 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N185DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
27961
Aircraft time
43,721 hours, 6,859 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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 TWO OCCASIONS INFLIGHT, A BURNING SMELL (DESCRIBED AS BURNING RUBBER) WAS NOTICED BY SEVERAL CREW MEMBERS NEAR SEATS 27F AND G. DISSIPATED QUICKLY, COULD NOT BE LOCALIZED OR IDENTIFIED. HOT READING LAMPS WERE INITIALLY SUSPECTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SMELL.