Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Boeing 737290C

Difficulty date
April 6, 2001
Submitted
November 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730AS
Make and model
Boeing 737290C
Aircraft serial
22577
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ANC - IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTURE, NOTED STRONG ODOR ONLY IN COCKPIT. ODOR DISSIPATED BUT RETURNED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE NEXT SIXTY MINUTES. UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. BORESCOPED AND CLEANED BOTH ENGINE BLEED AIR DUCTS AND PACK COMPONENTS FROM ENGINE FIREWALLS TO AIR CONDITIONING DISTRIBUTION BAY. REPLACED BOTH CHECK VALVES JUST UPSTREAM FROM MIXER ASSY DUE TO CORROSION, RT PACK DUCT TRIP SENSOR DUE BENT PINS, AND COCKPIT MUFFLER ASSY DUE INSULATION WAS LOOSE. CLEANED OUT AIR DUCTS IN COCKPIT, WHICH CONTAINED MUFFLER INSULATION PARTS. SUSPECT WITH LT PACK NOT GETTING AIR TO COCKPIT RT PACK WAS GOING FULL HOT CAUSING BAD SMELL. ALSO, MUFFLER INSULATION WAS FOUND TO HAVE BAD SMELL. (M)