Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747238B

Difficulty date
April 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163UA
Make and model
Boeing 747238B
Aircraft serial
21353
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
DE
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

ELECTRICAL OVERHEAT SMELL IN COCKPIT DESCENDING THRU 24,000 FT, NO SMOKE. SMELL DISSIPATED, THEN RETURNED ON ADDING POWER LATER IN DESCENT. *S/D* FOUND OIL RESIDUE ON NR 1 ACM. REPLACED ACM, NO OIL LEAKS FOUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ACM INGESTED FOD, NO DAMAGE FOUND, THE OIL SEALS WERE INTACT. A 2ND ACM WAS REMOVED ON 5/3. THE ACM WAS DISASSEMBLED AND TESTED, NO LEAKS FOUND. ACM'S WERE NOT THE CAUSE OF THE SMELL. THE NR 2 MAIN ENG WAS REPLACED. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF 2 ACMS, 2 PACK BURNOUTS, SMELL STILL EXISTED, AFTER NR 2 ENGINE REPLACEMENT THE OIL SMELL DISAPPEARED. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE OIL SMELL.