Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
October 12, 2014
Submitted
December 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N194UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26892
Aircraft time
56,155 hours, 7,021 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
IN
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

RIGHT BEFORE ENG START, BOTH APU GENS DROPPED OFF LINE, FOLLOWED BY STRONG ELEC ODOR. INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT TO VERIFY NO DISCREPANCIES, NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. VERIFIED NO ELEC ODORS PRESENT WHEN BOTH APU GENS OFF LINE & APU PNEUMATICS WORKING.