Service difficulty report · Air Distribution · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
June 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23876
Part
Air Distribution
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

CHA - FLT 598 - AT FL 350, APPROX 60 MILES EAST OF CHA, FLT ATTENDANT IN AFT CABIN CALLED FLT CREW TO INFORM THEM OF A BURNING TYPE DOOR. FIRST OFFICER PROCEEDED TO REAR OF CABIN AND CONFIRMED ODOR. ODOR WAS SIMILAR TO AN ELECTRICAL TYPE FIRE BUT NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS PRESENT. ODOR SPREAD THROUGHOUT CABIN AND INTO COCKPIT. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED INTO CHA WITHOUT INCIDENT. A/C TAXIED TO GATE AND PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED. MX INSPECTED COCKPIT, CABIN, CARGO BINS, E/E COMPT AND CABIN LIGHTING AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. RAN BOTH ENGINES AND PACKS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ODOR. (M)