Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737291

Difficulty date
June 5, 2009
Submitted
June 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977UA
Make and model
Boeing 737291
Aircraft serial
21508
Aircraft time
63,427 hours, 54,721 cycles
Part
Radar
Part number
6226514021
Part serial
1519
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
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

DURING DESCENT & APPROACHING 15DME ARC ON NANKU 2 ARRIVAL. SHORTLY AFTER RADAR SCREEN TURNED RED, NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. TURNED RADAR OFF. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY APPROACH. SLOWED AND CONFIGURED ACFT NORMALLY. MADE LANDING UNEVENTFULLY. BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICEABLY IMPROVED AS ACFT TAXIED TO TERMINAL 2 AND PARKED.