Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
March 5, 2004
Submitted
March 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24412
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE AFT CABIN. CREW SHUT OFF GALLEY POWER AND WENT TO FULL COLD ON THE PACKS. NO FAULTS WERE NOTED IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND NO OBVIOUS SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS FOUND IN THE CABIN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE AND THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY. MAINT RAN ALL ELEC SYSTEMS AND LIGHTING IN THE CABIN AND GALLEYS. ALL OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD WITH NO ODOR NOTED. RAN ENGINES, APU AND PACKS. NO ODORS NOTED. CHECKED E AND E COMPARTMENT. NO ODOR FOUND. CHECKED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS. ALL CHECK GOOD. RAN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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