Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 75733N

Difficulty date
September 18, 2012
Submitted
September 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57869
Make and model
Boeing 75733N
Aircraft serial
32593
Aircraft time
33,744 hours, 10,803 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKE OFF, TOWER REPORTED LT ENGINE TRAILING VISIBLE BLACK SMOKE, ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS NORMAL. F/A REPORTED STRONG BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR TOWARDS REAR OF CABIN. AIR RETURN, PERFORMED AMM TASK 05-51-58-910-801C1, CHECKED SATISFACTORY. MX TEST FLIGHT PERFORMED. INITIAL OIL/FUEL ODOR NOTED DURING TAXIOUT. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER TAKE OFF IAW FIM 71-R-05-828 SATISFACTORY. TROUBLESHOT FURTHER IN FLIGHT WITH BLEED SOURCE OF ENG AND APU. NO FURTHER ODOR FOR TEST FLIGHT DURATION OF 1 HR, 16 MI.

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