Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
July 24, 2002
Submitted
July 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N144UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0827
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A DURING LANDING PHASE OF PREV FLT & DURING T/O ROLL OF THIS LEG OBSERVED A HIGHLY OBNOXIOUS ODOR, NOT SURE OF SOURCE. THE SMELL WENT AWAY 10 MIN INTO FLIGHT. IT DID NOT SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL FIRE, MORE LIKE SOMETHING BURNING IN A STOVE. NO SMOKE PRESENT. SAME ODOR ON LANDING. RAN ENGINES, IDLED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND NO SMELL WAS OBSERVED. ALL CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL.

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