Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
March 19, 2006
Submitted
April 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N181DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25986
Aircraft time
66,013 hours, 10,120 cycles
Part
Odor
Part number
3987865
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO CDG DUE TO F/A'S REPORTING STRONG BURNING ODOR OBSERVED THROUGHOUT ACFT BUT WAS STRONGEST IN MID CABIN. MADE OVERWEIGHT LANDING 370K POUNDS. TOUCHDOWN AT LESS THAN 100 FPM DESCENT RATE. SMOOTH LANDING. INSPECTED CABIN, AIR SYSTEM, ENGINES, NO TROUBLE NOTED. PERFORMED IDLE AND HIGH POWER RUNS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. DUE TO TEMP CONTROL VALVE MCO, BORROWING TEMP VALVE AND CONTROLLER. REPLACED SAME.