Service difficulty report · Air Distribution · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
March 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24558
Part
Air Distribution
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

MIA - FL 1888 - DURING CRUISE, AT FL 310, CREW NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING UP BETWEEN CAPTAINS LEGS. SMOKE STOPPED BUT A PUNGENT ODOR, THE CAPTAIN CHECKED THE CABIN. SAME PUNGENT ODOR WAS PRESENT. CAPTAIN ELECTED TO DIVERT TO MIA AS A PRECAUTION. MAINTENANCE CHECKED ALL COMPARTMENTS FOR EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, FIRE AND ODOR, NONE NOTED. REPLACED BOTH PACK RICIRCULATION FAN FILTERS (P/N 469658) AND PREFILTERS (P/N 0202378-002) AS PRECAUTIONARY. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

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