Originally Posted by
Cathay Boy
Wow, you were able to find this out. I asked the FA and she said all she knows is there was a problem and it was fixed.
Just wondering, if the smell didn't get into the aircraft and nobody notices it what would of happened? Engine fire? Plane explosion? Sounds scary.
Oh, one more thing, the ground mechanic originally say it's just "burn plastic" and there's nothing to worry about (he talked to the FA crew and the pilot), but it was the pilot that insists a more thorought check and claim that the airplane was shaking abnormally during take-off.
easily assessed by the pilot via cockpit gages and other symptoms.
The instruments are there to warn the pilot of minor problems long before they deterioate into something that could threaten the aircraft. It's indeed rare for smell alone to require anything more than a scan of other instruments, unless of course it prompts serious complaints.