Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 27, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24872
Aircraft time
34,345 hours, 12,945 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. ODOR WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM F/OS POSITION. SUSPECT F/OS FMC CDU DUE IT RESYNCHING SEVERAL TIMES. PERFORMED CHECK OF LIGHTS AND BALLASTS AND PERFORMED PAC TEST. NO SMELL DETECTED. LOOKED AT VENT OF LEFT AND RIGHT FMC-CDUS AND FOUND RIGHT BLOCKED WITH LINT. REMOVED LINT REINSTALLED CHECKED E AND E BAYS AND FOUND NO SMELL OF SMOKE. CHECKED GALLEY OVEN SCREENS FOR BLOCKAGE, NONE FOUND.