Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
May 26, 2007
Submitted
May 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23201
Aircraft time
59,388 hours, 24,637 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Equip Cooling
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB-OUT LAS HAD A BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT. TURNED UTILITY BUSS SWITCHES OFF. ODOR KEPT GETTING WORSE. TURNED LEFT PACK OFF, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM F/O'S GASPER. TURNED EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN TO ALTERNATE. DIVERTED TO DENVER. MAINTENANCE: TROUBLE/SHOOTING SYSTEM IAW MM 21-00-01. INSPECTED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, FOUND RECIRCULATION AIR FILTER AND EQUIPMENT COOLING FILTER VERY DIRTY. REPLACED BOTH FILTERS IAW MM 21-25-02. RAN PACKS FOR SEVERAL HOURS, NO ODOR NOTED. A/C OK TO CONTINUE SERVICE.