Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 26, 2005
Submitted
October 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26682
Aircraft time
42,902 hours, 15,656 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER APU START AT DEPARTURE WITH PACKS ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES FLT CREW NOTED ELECTRICAL ODOR THROUGHOUT CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK. MAINTENANCE RAN PACKS USING APU PNEUMATICS FOR 20 MINS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM21-00-01 WITH NO FURTHER SMELL NOTED. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.