Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
November 8, 2007
Submitted
November 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614PA
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
20738
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Radio Rack
Stage of operation
TX
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

PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE PAPER BURNING. CHECKED THE E/E COMPARTMENT AND OBSERVED COOLING FAN WAS SHUTOFF. COULD NOT LOCATE SOURCE OF SMOKE AND ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY. TEST FLEW AIRCRAFT, OK. LATER, FOUND A BIRD NEST IN THE RADIO RACK COOLING FAN EXIT DUCT AND REMOVED SAME. REPLACED RADIO RACK COOLING FAN PRECAUTIONARY. (K)