Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
May 18, 2023
Submitted
May 23, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28479
Aircraft time
93,214 hours, 23,382 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHIP 6811 NUMEROUS TIMES ON DESCENT AND APPROACH WITH POWER CHANGES FUMES SMELL. SMELL ALSO WITH APU USAGE ON GROUND ISOLATED ON GROUND BY TURNING OFF L PACK. SMELL IS "DIRTY SOCKS" "HYDROLYSED OIL / HYD FLUID". CORRECTIVE ACTION: T/S, R/R RECIRC FILTERS PER B757 AMM 21-25. UPON GVI INSP THE RT ENG, HYD COWL OPENING ACTUATOR WAS FOUND LEAKING OIL. R/R ACTUATOR PER B757 AMMM 78-31. OPS CK NML. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION ON #1 DURING B.S.I. AND PERFORMED GVI REF B757 AMM 72-00. NO EXTERNAL EVIDENCE FOUND OF BIRDSTRIKE. (4034690)