Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 7673S2F

Difficulty date
December 13, 2016
Submitted
December 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101FE
Make and model
Boeing 7673S2F
Aircraft serial
42706
Aircraft time
5,773 hours, 2,363 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
672000621
Part serial
67200062145
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ozone
Stage of operation
DE
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

ACRID ODOR IN THE COCKPIT, IN BEGINNING DESCENT. NO SMOKE OR OBSCURATION. INTENSE ODOR FOR 15-20 SECONDS THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATED . NO ENGINE OR WING ANTI-ICE. NOT LIKE AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. ODOR OCCURRED THREE TIMES DURING DESCENT ON PREVIOUS FLT . ON THIS FLIGHT, ODOR OCCURRED ONCE DURING TAKEOFF (NOT A STRONG) AND ONCE DURING DESCENT(INTENSE). ODOR DOES NOT COME FROM ANY PARTICULAR AREA OF COCKPIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT & RT OZONE CONVERTERS. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. RAN PACKS ON APU AIR WITH NO ABNORMAL ODORS NOTED. RAN ENGINES NR 1 & 2 WITH PACKS ON, NO ABNORMAL ODORS NOTED IAW AMM 21-51-22-4.

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