Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
August 25, 2018
Submitted
August 28, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32394
Aircraft time
53,512 hours, 15,287 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Location
Airframe
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB AT 37000 FT, HEARD AND FELT LOW RUMBLING IN THE AIRFRAME. POSSIBLELY A LT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. LEFT ENGINE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE ROSE. AMBER LIGHT ON ENGINE GAS TERMPERATURE INDICATOR. ODOR OF ACRID FUMES NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT AND A REPORT FROM FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE CABIN. NO VISIBLE SMOKE. RETURN TO LAND. TORN OFF LEFT ENGINE BLEED WHILE DESCENDING. ENGINE INDICATIONS REMAINED NORMAL, FUMES DISSIPATED. AIRCRAFT TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. ACCOMPLISHED MCM 72-92-12, COMPRESSOR SURGE, NO FAULTS NOTED SIC 05-96-70, SMOKE ODOR FUMES, NO ODOR NOTED.MCM 72-92-12, LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER CHANGE. SIC 4919, LEFT ENGINE OIL SYSTEM CHIP DETECTORS CHECK, AND SERVICED, ALL OK. OK FOR SERVICE.