Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
September 13, 2003
Submitted
October 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23984
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

ORF - FLT 1162 - DURING CRUISE, EN ROUTE PHL TO ORF, REPORTED AN ODOR OF BURNING ELEC WIRES OR ELEC COMPONENTS. ODOR WAS STRONGEST ON CAPT'S SIDE OF FLT DECK. NO SMOKE AND ODOR WAS NOT IN CABIN. CREW PUT ON MASKS FOR ABOUT 3-4 MIN. A COUPLE OF MINS LATER, ODOR BEGAN TO DISSIPATE AND THE SMELL RANGED FROM CHEMICAL TO ELECTRICAL TO PLASTIC. SOURCE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. FLT LANDED IN ORF WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE TIME OF THE ODOR, FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED A PAX IN THE FWD LAV. MX CHECKED BOTH SIDES OF CB PNLS FOR TRIPPED OR BURNED CB`S. CHECKED INSTRUMENT PNL, OVERHEAD PNL AND CONSOLE. CHCKD RECIRC FANS AND EQUIP COOLING FANS FOR PROPER OPS. ALL CHK NORMAL. COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ODOR. (M)