What was found
DURING CRUISE STARTED SMELLING LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. FLIGHT DECK FAN WAS ON. THE FAN WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ODOR WENT AWAY, CB WAS PULLED. HOLD FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
- Difficulty date
- November 1, 2007
- Submitted
- January 29, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N488EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747230B
- Aircraft serial
- 23287
- Aircraft time
- 86,840 hours, 15,428 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.