Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
March 23, 2001
Submitted
April 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22445
Part
Duct
Part number
655447015
Condition
Failed
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

PBI - FLT 2990 - EN ROUTE FROM LGA TO PBI, APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED THE CREW OF AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN MID-CABIN. CREW COOLED DOWN CABIN AND SMELL DISSIPATED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISDED THAT ONLY A FAINT ODOR REMAINED. FLIGHT CONTINUED AND LANDED AT PBI WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. S/D - MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DUCT ASSEMBLY (P/N 65-54467-1) AND THE LEFT SIDE MIX CHAMBER DUCT ASSEMBLY IN THE AIR CONDITIONING DISTRIBUTION BAY. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WATER SEPARATOR BAGS (P/N V121-1) PER MM. RAN BOTH PACKS AND LEAK CHECKED. NO LEAKS NOTED. (M)