Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
October 24, 2026
Submitted
October 26, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29124
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27565
Aircraft time
99,027 hours, 23,656 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Left
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
B
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

AFTER LT & RT ENGINE START, & PACKS TURNED ON, AFTER ONE MINUTE WAITING. STRONG ODORS OF FUEL WERE SMELLED, CABIN & FLIGHT DECK FOR PROLONGED TIME. APPROX 5 MINS. IT EVENTUALLY DISSIPATED IN THE CABIN BUT REMAINED IN THE FLIGHT DECK. RETURNED TO GATE. RAN BOTH PACKS WITH APU BLEED, NO ODOR NOTED. RAN BOTH ENGS, ONE AT A TIME WITH ENGINE BLEED AS SOURCE WITH BOTH PACKS OPS. FOUND LT ENGINE BLEED HAD AN OILY ODOR. RT ENG BLEED, NO ODOR. STARTED NR 1 ENG AFTER INITIAL RUN, OIL ODOR INCREASED. PERFORMED FIM TASK 71-05 FAULT TREE 828. ENG. OIL/FUEL ODOR IDENTIFIED IN CABIN STEPS 1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING STEP 4. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED FIM TASK 71-05 FAULT TREE 828. ENG. OIL/FUEL ODOR IDENTIFIED IN CABIN STEP 5. PERFORMED BOROSCOPE. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL STAINING FOUND. CONTINUED WITH FIM 71-05 TASK 828 FROM STEP 5 TO COMPLETION AT STEP 42. NO FAULTS OR DEFECTS FOUND.