Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
December 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23558
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

MCO - FLT 2152 - 20 MINUTES AFTER T/O FROM RSW, UNIDENTIFIED FUMES WERE RECOGNIZED IN THE AFT GALLEY. CREW TURNED OFF GALLEY POWER SWITCH AND PULLED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN THE GALLEY. NO SMOKE WAS PRESENT BUT FUMES BECAME STRONGER. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MCO. FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE FOUL ODOR IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPT TO BE COMING FROM A CARDBOARD BOX CONTAINING CHINCHILLAS. CONTENTS WERE REMOVED AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. INSPECTED OTHER AIRCRAFT COMPARTMENTS. RAN APU, ENGINES AND AIR CONDITIONING PACKS AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED ALL COFFEE MAKERS. NO FUMES OR ODORS DETECTED. (M)