Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
October 5, 2006
Submitted
October 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29952
Aircraft time
30,748 hours, 5,129 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT89
Engine time
7,830 hours, 3,298 cycles
Part
Turbine
Part serial
P1276
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu
Part time
7,830 hours, 3,298 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

WHEN RUNNING PACKS ON APU AIR AFT CREW SMOKE DETS ACTIVATED AND SOUR ODOR IN THE CABIN. RPLCD APU IAW MM MCO/PLAC ETOPS CATEGORY (F): ANY OTHER EVENT DETRIMENTAL TO ETOPS.