What was found
DIVERTED FOR AN ODOR IN THE CABIN AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. FOUND ELECRICAL ODOR COMING FROM WEATHER RADAR RT UNIT. REPLACED AND TESTED OK REF MM.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2012
- Submitted
- June 30, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N587UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26713
- Aircraft time
- 61,153 hours, 21,674 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Part number
- 066500080408
- Part serial
- 150
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Wx Radar
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.