Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
March 17, 2002
Submitted
April 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777AU
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24979
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
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

DCA - FLT 716 - EN ROUTE FROM PIT-DCA, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN TH AFT CABIN AREA. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAN PACKS AND CHECKED AIR CONDITION BAY FOR LEAKS. ALL CHECKS GOOD. NO SMELL DETECTED. PIT - FLT 1524 - ON THE VERY NEXT FLIGHT, EN ROUTE FROM DCA-PIT, AN ELECTRICAL TYPE OF ODOR WAS AGAIN REPORTED FROM THE AFT CABIN. NO SMOKE WAS PRESENT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAN ENGINES AND AIR CONDITION PACKS WITH CABIN LIGHTING TURNED ON. CYCLED LAVATORY PUMPS, COFFEE MAKERS AND GALLEY ELECTRICS. NO ODOR DETECTED. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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