Service difficulty report · Fuel · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
August 23, 2026
Submitted
August 26, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14118
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27560
Aircraft time
101,176 hours, 23,830 cycles
Part
Fuel
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON STARTUP IN KEF, NOTICED A STRONG FUEL OR LUBRICANT ODOR IN COCKPIT. TAXI TO RUNWAY & SINCE WE ARE A FERRY FLT ONE AT A TIME, WALKED THROUGH CABIN WHERE THERE WAS NO ODOR. ON RETURN TO GATE, ABLE TO POWER UP ON RUNWAY. ODOR RETURNED. SUSPECT FUEL CAUSING FUMES, ON ENGINE RUNS, WHEN STARTING LT ENGINE THERE IS FUEL ODOR THAT INCREASES WHEN TURNING PACK IS ON. WHEN RUNNING PACKS OFF, RT ENGINE & APU NO LONGER HAVE FUEL ODOR. PERFORMED CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW LOGPAGE 3084493. ON FURTHER TS, CONCLUDED FUEL ODOR ONLY HAPPENS AFTER LT ENG START WITH PACKS IN AUTO CAUSING PACKS TO RUN BEFORE FUEL VAPERS DISSIPATE FROM PREVIOUS ENG RUN. KNOWN CONDION. PHASE 5 FOR ENGINE ECRA 7300-01359.