Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
November 18, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
41,528 hours, 31,257 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DETECTED A BURNING ODOR WHICH DECREASED BUT PERSISTED. NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR FIRE INDICATIONS. DONNED MASKS AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. RAN ALL 3 ENGINES IAW JRH AT BOTH GROUND AND APPROACH IDLE. ISOLATED EACH PACK WITH EACH ENGINE AT BOTH POWER SETTINGS. NOTICED NO ODD OR FOUL ODORS OR ANY SIGN OF SMOKE. CHECKED ACM OIL LEVELS FOUND OK. PERFORMED EXTENDED HIGH POWER RUN WITH GENERATORS AT FULL LOAD AND RAN PACKS AT VARIOUS TEMP SETTINGS. NO SMOKE OR ODORS.