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B757-200 captain reported strong electrical odor during preflight. Maintenance was dispatched and the flight was canceled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1655940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Arrived at aircraft on time. Approaching plane in jetway I noticed an odor and when I got on the plane; I noticed the odor be stronger. It smelled electrical; [I] walked to the back of [the] aircraft and odor was present to just beyond mid cabin. I went to the cockpit and noticed the odor dissipated at row 4. Entered the cockpit and performed initial preflight and noticed the right temp zone controller inoperative. Contacted [maintenance control] via cellphone and informed [them] of the situation. [I] was told they would dispatch contract maintenance. The rest of the crew arrived; first officer concurred with the presence of odor as well as first and mid cabin flight attendant. Once contract maintenance arrived [they] attempted to isolate the source. I went outside with contract tech to see if belt loader or other equipment could be the cause. Everything looked normal. Maintenance control had me turn off the right pack and see if that would make a difference; it did not. Advised maintenance control that detailed entry would be in logbook. Was advised shortly thereafter the flight would be delayed until XA00 local the next day. Was unable to complete a smoke; odor; fumes report in a timely manner and was informed via maintenance control the next morning it was unnecessary as their procedures were already completed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 Captain reported strong electrical odor during preflight. Maintenance was dispatched and the flight was canceled.
Narrative: Arrived at aircraft on time. Approaching plane in jetway I noticed an odor and when I got on the plane; I noticed the odor be stronger. It smelled electrical; [I] walked to the back of [the] aircraft and odor was present to just beyond mid cabin. I went to the cockpit and noticed the odor dissipated at row 4. Entered the cockpit and performed initial preflight and noticed the right temp zone controller INOP. Contacted [Maintenance Control] via cellphone and informed [them] of the situation. [I] was told they would dispatch Contract Maintenance. The rest of the crew arrived; First Officer concurred with the presence of odor as well as first and mid cabin FA. Once Contract Maintenance arrived [they] attempted to isolate the source. I went outside with Contract Tech to see if belt loader or other equipment could be the cause. Everything looked normal. Maintenance Control had me turn off the right pack and see if that would make a difference; it did not. Advised Maintenance Control that detailed entry would be in logbook. Was advised shortly thereafter the flight would be delayed until XA00 local the next day. Was unable to complete a Smoke; Odor; Fumes report in a timely manner and was informed via Maintenance Control the next morning it was unnecessary as their procedures were already completed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.