Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
May 14, 2018
Submitted
May 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N555NW
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
33391
Aircraft time
44,885 hours, 19,622 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
CL
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

ODOR OF WELDING RESIDUE RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. QUICKLY DISAPATED, BUT CAME BACK JUST BEFORE TOP OF DESCENT. CONTINUED THROUGHOUT DESENT, APPROACH, AND LANDING. COCKPIT ONLY, NO ODOR IN CABIN. OPENED THE NR 1 ENGINE FOR BOROSCOPE INSPECTION, NO RESTICTIVE DAMAGE FOUND IAW AMM 72-00-00/601. RESIDUE NOTED DURING BOROSCOPE. INSTALLED ALL REMOVED PARTS IAW AMM 72-00. REPLACED THE LT RECIRCULATION FAN FILTER IAW AMM 21-25. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS WITH PACKS ON FULL COLD, FULL HOT, ANTI-ICE ON & OFF. NO ODORS DETECTED.