Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 767*

Difficulty date
December 16, 2003
Submitted
December 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421
Make and model
Boeing 767*
Aircraft serial
25421
Aircraft time
44,337 hours, 9,925 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE, BOTH RECIRCULATION FANS WERE TURNED OFF FOR AIR RECIRCULATION JUST AFTER THAT A ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR BEGAN IN ALL THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY RECIRCULATION FANS WERE TURNED ON AND ODOR DISAPPEAR. WERE CHECKED FWD APU AIR DUCTS AND CHECK VALVE APU AIR AND FOUND OIL CONTAMINATION WERE CLEANED SYSTEM OIL CONTAMINATION IAW AMM 21-00-21 PAGE 201 AND ADDITIONAL WERE CHECKED PANELS 31, 32, 34, 35, 36 AND P37 AND FOUND IN NORMAL CONDITION IAW WDM 24-51-1324-21-11,21-45-11 AND 21-45-21. PACKS WERE OPERATE WITH APU AND ENG, AND NO ODOR TO OIL OR WIRE BURNED WERE DETECTED.

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