Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
February 8, 2005
Submitted
February 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24803
Aircraft time
69,247 hours, 10,735 cycles
Engine time
9,581 hours, 9,960 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
A/C Compartment
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER APU STARTED ON THE GROUND BOTH PACKS WERE TURNED ON. AN OILY SMELL WAS EVIDENT IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER TAKEOFF THE SMOKE DETECTOR IN THE FWD MID CABIN LAV CAME ON AND THE SAME OILY SMELL WAS EVIDENT IN BOTH THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. OILY SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER APPROX 15 MIN OF FLT. RAN APU AND PACKS FOR 1 HR, NO OILY SMELL DETECTED.