Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
October 10, 2026
Submitted
October 14, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25091
Aircraft time
135,557 hours, 20,716 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

STRONG BURNING ODOR THROUGHOUT ACFT FOLLOWING START OF LT ENG. NO SMOKE PRESENT. APU BLEED ON. ISOLATION VALVES OPEN. PACKS OFF. REMAINED STRONG BY EXIT ROWS. NOTICED STRONG OIL ODOR FROM NR 1 ENG EXHAUST WHEN FIRST ARRIVED AT PLANE BUT NO SMOKE. NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF OIL LEAK NOTED. PILOT REPORTS NO VISUAL SMOKE, BUT VERY STRONG ODOR OF BURNT PLASTIC. ODOR DISSIPATED RUNNING PACKS, ODOR REMAINED STRONG AT OVERWING EXIT ROWS. ON INITIAL IDLE RUN LT ENG IAW AMM 71-00-00, BURNING ODOR NOTED IN COCKPIT BUT DISSIPATED WITHIN 10 SECS. PERFORMED OPS CHK TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF BURNING ODOR IAW AMM 05-51-56-940-801-C1, STEP 1.D.4-21. NO BURN ODOR NOTED. ISOLATED APU BLEED, RT ENG BLEED SOURCES, LT & RT PACK, & BOTH RECIRC FANS. NO BURN ODOR NOTED IN ANY CONFIGURATION. PERFORMED PACK BURN OUT IAW AMM 21-00-21-102-030 2.C.9.C. NO BURN ODOR NOTED.