Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 5, 2006
Submitted
December 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26902
Aircraft time
36,779 hours, 4,520 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

OIL ODOR IN PASSENGER CABIN AFTER ARRIVAL WITH APU RUNNING. A CURSORY INSPECTION OF THE APU AND ITS MODULES FOUND NO INDICATION FOR SIC. REPLACED APU. AFTER ADD'L REPORT ON 13DEC2006, MTCE REPLACED COALESCER BAGS & CONDUCTED ALL-PACK "BURN OUT" TO ELIMINATE SMOKY SMELL. NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF SIC OR ODOR.