Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
January 9, 2004
Submitted
July 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23476
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
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

AFTER LANDING, STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT, BALLAST FUEL 5000 AND TWO PACKS RUNNING. PERFORMED THOROUGH VISUAL CHECK OF AIR CONDITIONING BAY AND WING BODY FAIRING AREA PER MM 28-11-00. NO FUEL LEAKS NOTED. RAN PACK, NO FUEL ODOR NOTED. (M)