Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 12, 2007
Submitted
May 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26678
Aircraft time
49,328 hours, 18,027 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
56,698 hours, 18,630 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
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

ODOR OF OIL IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. [SUP 06-06-07] ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLE SHOOTING, REPLACED RECIRCULATION FILTERS (LT,RT). RAN ENGINES AND APU WITH PACKS ON, FOUND WHAT APPEARED TO BE OIL RESIDUE ALONG INNER DIAMATER OF NR 3 BEARING COMPARTMENT HUB AREA. OIL ODOR IN COCKPIT ON TAKE OFF. ODOR CAME DURING APPLICATION OF T.O. PWR UP TO ABOUT 5,000 AGL. SUSPECT NR 1 ENGINE CAUSE OF SMELL . BOROSCOPE NR 3 BRG COMPARTMENT FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF OIL. NR 1 ENGINE 4 FAN BLADES HAVE NICKS BLADES HAVE NUMBERS 28,17,18, 26. BLENDED BLADES PER UA SPECS. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE.