Eastern B763 over Atlantic on Mar 6th 2022, burning electrical odour in cockpit

Last Update: March 29, 2022 / 19:06:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 6, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eastern Airlines

Flight number
2D-3160

Departure
Shannon, Ireland

Destination
Savannah Hunter Air Force Base, United States

Aircraft Registration
N703KW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Eastern Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N703KW performing flight 2D-3160 from Shannon (Ireland) to Savannah Hunter Air Force Base,GA (USA) with 140 people on board, was enroute at FL280 in Gander Oceanic Airspace about 380nm northnortheast of Goose Bay,NL (Canada) when the crew reported an electrical burning/overheating odour in the cockpit and requested to divert to Goose Bay. The aircraft landed safely on Goose Bay's runway 26 about one hour later.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found the left hand nav display's cooling duct clogged with dust and debris causing arcing. After cleaning the duct the aircraft was returned to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 6, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eastern Airlines

Flight number
2D-3160

Departure
Shannon, Ireland

Destination
Savannah Hunter Air Force Base, United States

Aircraft Registration
N703KW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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