Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
March 28, 2000
Submitted
December 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27114
Aircraft time
32,306 hours, 5,100 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
28,201 hours, 4,283 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED DUE TO OIL SMELL IN THE CABIN. LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. RTF, OVERWEIGHT LANDING. ACCOMPLISHED OIL SYSTEM VACUUM AND PRESSURE CHECKS AND EXTENSIVE TEST CELL RUNS WITH NOTHING FOUND. ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND HAS OPERATED OVER 2500 HOURS ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WITH NO REPORTS OF OIL ODOR OR SMOKE IN THE CABIN.