Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 14, 2006
Submitted
October 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26653
Aircraft time
48,916 hours, 16,817 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FWD AND AFT CABIN AIR QUALITY IS POOR. EXTREMELY FOUL ODOR FROM PACKS AFTER LIFTOFF. AS PART OF TROUBLESHOOTING, CHECKED BOTH INLETS AND HEAT EXCHANGERS, GND AIR CONNECTION AND PACK AREAS. BOTH ENG'S RAN AT POWER 1HR., BOROSCOPED NR 1 ENGINE, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE. SOURCE OF ODOR COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED.