Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 27, 2018
Submitted
April 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669DN
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25142
Aircraft time
85,262 hours, 38,842 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Recirculation
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

F/AS REPORT A SIGNIFICANT DIRTY SOCK ODOR DURING DECENT. NO APU, PACKS, OR ENGINE AIR ON. F/AS NOTICED IT ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT. INSPECTED AND FOUND APU OIL STATUS MESSAGE. INSPECTED APU EXHAUST FOR OIL. NONE FOUND. SERVICED APU. REQUIRED .5 QT. INSPECTED APU BLEED DUCT . NO OIL CONTAMINATION NOTED. TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 21-00-01-301. REMOVED SPINNERS ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES, AS WELL AS BOROSCOPED 2 - 4TH STAGES IN THE COMPRESSOR. NO OIL NOTED. REINSTALLED THE SPINNER. REMOVED PNEU DUCTS ON BOTH PACKS. DUCTS FOUND CLEAN. REINSTALLED DUCTS. PERFORMED PACK BURN OUT. SLIGHT ODOR NOTED. BUT ONLY IN CABIN. TROUBLESHOT IAW STEP 6 PROCEDURE 4. DURNING OPS OF RECIRCULATION FAN, ODOR RETURNED. DURNING REMOVAL OF RT RECIRCULATION FILTER, WAS MET WITH VERY STONG ROTTON, MUSTY ODER. FILTERS COMPLETELY PLUGGED. REPLACED BOTH FILTERS. RAN FANS AND PACKS WITH ENGINES. ODOR DID NOT RETURN.