Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
October 23, 2024
Submitted
October 24, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26490
Aircraft time
86,338 hours, 32,854 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHIP 5643 BOTH PACKS PRODUCE A HEAVY MUSTY SMELL, MOST NOTICABLE WHEN SWITCHING PACKS FROM ENGINE O APU BLEED AIR AND VICEVERSA. CORRECTIVE ACTION: T/S FOUND OIL CONTMINATION AT HEAT EXCHANGER - LT AND RT. REPLACED LT AND RT SIDE ECS BAY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGERS REF B757 AMM 21-51. REPLACED RECIRC FAN. C/W OIL CONTAMINATION REMOVAL.