Service difficulty report · Acm · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
December 7, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24479
Aircraft time
64,680 hours, 41,011 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
20405011
Part serial
1013693
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
74,670 hours, 54,074 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRIC/PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM AFT CABIN VENT ON THE VERGE OF INTENSE. BEGAN OUT OF 15,000 FEET. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BNA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE RIGHT PACK ACM WAS THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. REPLACED RIGHT PACK ACM IAW AMM 21-51-11. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY. NO SMELLS NOTICED DURING PACK RUN. ALSO CHANGED RECIRC FILTERS.

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