Service difficulty report · Display · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
January 18, 2025
Submitted
January 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257AZ
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
29605
Aircraft time
85,851 hours, 15,704 cycles
Part
Display
Part number
4077880908
Part serial
33781386
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Part time
85,851 hours, 15,704 cycles
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

CREW REPORTED AT TOP OF CLIMB, AUDIBLE METALLIC SCRAPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY LEFT FMC CDU BLANK AND STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE. CREW ELECTED AIR TURN BACK TO DEPARTURE STATION KAWF WITH AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION. VISABILITY WAS NOT IMPARIED. LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NO ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS. ON ARRIVAL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED FOR MAINTENANCE. LINE MAINTENANCE REPORTED, SUBSEQUENT TO CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET METALLIC SCRAPING NOISE WITH CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIP. LEFT FMC CDU REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW BOEING 767-300 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL 34-61-02. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO ADDITIONAL FAULTS NOTED. SMOKE/FUMES IN CABIN CONDITIONAL INSPECTION WAS SATISFACTORY IAW BOEING 767-300 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL 05=51-56. NO FAULTS FOUND. AIRCRAFT RELEASED TO SERVICE.