SDR ABXA030461

Service difficulty report · Acm · Boeing 767231

Difficulty date: December 10, 2003
Submitted: December 11, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N709AX
Make and model: Boeing 767231
Aircraft serial: 22572
Aircraft time: 69,069 hours, 17,271 cycles
System (JASC): 2150 · Cabin Cooling System
Part: Acm
Condition: Contaminated
Location: Air Conditioner
Stage of operation: DE
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

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAD A STRONG GLUE TYPE ODOR, ESPECIALLY DURING DESCENT. ODOR WAS THERE WITH APU OR ENGINES SUPPLYING AIR. FOUND ODOR TO BE AN OIL TYPE ODOR FROM ACM'S. PERFORMED STEPS TO REMOVE OIL CONTAMINATION FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IAW B767 21-00-21-2. NO ODOR DETECTED AFTER PURGING SYSTEM.