Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 7372L9

Difficulty date
November 30, 2001
Submitted
December 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271FL
Make and model
Boeing 7372L9
Aircraft serial
22734
Aircraft time
49,144 hours, 30,128 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

UPON DEPARTURE FROM ABQ, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED STRONG PULL TO THE RIGHT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THRUST WAS SET. FULL LEFT RUDDER WITH A LITTLE TILLER STRAIGHTENED THE AIRCRAFT OUT AND CONTINUED TAKEOFF ROLL, WHICH APPEARED NORMAL. ALSO REPORTED A STRONG BURNING RUBBER SMELL AT GEAR RETRACTION, WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE A BLOWN TIRE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ELP TO BURN FUEL. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY IN ELP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED LT. AND RT. LANDING GEAR, LT. AND RT. WINGS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS, TAXIED AIRCRAFT AND RAN BOTH ENGINES TO TAKEOFF POWER, AND RAN LT. AND RT. PACKS. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL.

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