Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
March 19, 2008
Submitted
March 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55005
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

BURNING PLASTIC SMELL IN FWD CABIN AREA. ALL 3 F/A'S VERIFIED SMELL. PILOT AND COPILOT SMELLED ODOR IN COCKPIT. AFT F/A STATED GETTING ODOR IN AFT CABIN. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY LANDING WT 103,500 AFT SECTION OF CABIN PASSENGERS ALSO SMELLED PLASTIC ODOR. PERFORMED SPECIAL INSPECTION REF AIR TRAN GMM 8115. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, LIGHTING, ENGINES, APU, PNEUMATIC SYS OR UNUSUAL ODORS NOTED. PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUN PER M/M 71-00, OPS CK'D GOOD. NO ODORS DETECTED, UPON INITIAL ENTRY INTO CABIN NO UNUSUAL ODORS NOTED.

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