Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 1, 2005
Submitted
August 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28748
Aircraft time
29,363 hours, 8,048 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
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

RETURNED TO FIELD UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. ODOR DISSAPATED DURING RETURN TO GATE. THE DETERGENT WASH OF THE ENGINES IS THE SORCE OF THE ODOR. PER MM 72-05-99 PAGE 701, ENGINE NEEDS HIGH POWER RUN AFTER WASH TO REMOVE ANY DETERGENT RESIDUAL FROM PNUEMATIC SYSTEM.