Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 21, 2005
Submitted
August 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24625
Aircraft time
51,470 hours, 19,674 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin/Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

DIVERTED DUE TO ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. ACCORDING TO THE SHOP REPORT, RESISTOR R170 WAS DAMAGED BY OVERHEAT AND CAUSED SOME DISCOLORATION ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS IS THE TYPE OF FAILURE REPORTED ON BOEING SERVICE LETTER 757-SL-24-069-A. THE UNIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THIS ACFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,800 FHRS.