Service difficulty report · Smoke · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
April 27, 2003
Submitted
April 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58101
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27291
Aircraft time
36,984 hours, 8,575 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE FROM EWR TO LIM THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO GCM FOR SMOKE IN THE CABIN. NO EICAS MESSAGES DISPLAYED. PERFORMED FIM FOR OVERBOARD EXHAUST VALVE AND COOLING TEST. NO PROBLEMS NOTED. INSPECTED RECIRC FANS (LEFT AND RIGHT), INSPECTED AND CLEANED ALL SMOKE DETECTORS, INSPECTED TUNNEL AREA FOR EVIDENCE OF RUNNING PACKS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN-UP AND INSPECTED SUPPLY FANS, RECIRC FANS, FILTERS, AUX FAN, DETECTORS, EQUIPMENT RACK, AND ALL POSSIBLE WIRING AND COMPONENTS IN THE TUNNEL AREAS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN EVALUATION FLIGHT WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ALL ELECTRICAL AND COOLING SYSTEMS CHECK NORMAL.