Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7673S2F

Difficulty date
April 23, 2019
Submitted
April 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N137FE
Make and model
Boeing 7673S2F
Aircraft serial
61206
Aircraft time
5,157 hours, 2,199 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AT FL 340, WE NOTICED A GREASE OILY SMELL COMING FROM THE PACKS. WE HAD JUST SELECTED A WARMER TEMPERATURE. FUMES VERY NOTICEABLE SMELL CEASED AFTER SETTING FLT DECK TEMP CONTROL TO PREVIOUS COOLER SETTING RAN PACKS SEPARATELY ON APU AIR AND AT DIFFERENT TEMP SETTINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED BOTH PACK BAYS WITH NO OIL RESIDUE NOTED. ALSO NOTED THAT THE ACM'S HAVE AIR BEARINGS. FURTHER T/S REQUIRED. PERFORMED AIR CONDITIONING SMOKE/FUME CONTAMINATION MAINT PRACTICES. REF AMM 21-00-21. RAN BOTH ENGINES AND PACKS AT MULTIPLE POWER AND TEMP SETTINGS. ISOLATING EACH PACK AND BLEED SOURCE. NO SMOKE OR FUMES NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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