Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
April 5, 2008
Submitted
April 9, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139DL
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25984
Aircraft time
49,637 hours, 22,721 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part serial
2402
Condition
Hot
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE AT FL350 HAD STRONG BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT. AT ABOUT THAT TIME CAPTS VSI BLANKED. ODOR SUBSIDED AND 5 MINUTES OR SO VSI DISPLAY RETURNED. CONTINUED TO HAVE VERY LIGHT BURNING ODOR. SEEMED TO BE MORE OR SLIGHTLY STRONGER ODOR WHEN ENGINES ACCELERATE. NO C/B`S POPPED. REMOVED CAPTS VSI INDICATOR AND FOUND IT TO BE VERY HOT WITH A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM INDICATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED SAME.