Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 18, 2009
Submitted
March 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26660
Aircraft time
58,161 hours, 18,528 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
57,575 hours, 20,855 cycles
Part
Engine
Part serial
726535
Condition
Odor
Location
Left
Part time
57,575 hours, 20,855 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

ACRID ODOR IN COCKPIT ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND TAKEOFF CLIMB. NEARLY CAUSE FOR ABORT. ODOR SLOWLY DISSIPATED ON CLIMB. ODOR MUCH LIKE A HOT PAC. SUSPECT LT ENGINE. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE. RAN ENGINE AT IDLE FOR 5 MINUTES, CHECKED EPCS PAGE OF EICAS FOR FAULTS. CHECKED FOR LEAKS AT MAIN OIL FILTER, LAST CHANCE OIL FILTER, NR 4 BEARING SCAVENGE MANIFOLD, OIL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH, CHIP DETECTORS, AIR-OIL HEAT EXCHANGER, SCAVENGE PUMP, OIL TANK AND ACCESSORIES, OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER, AND LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. ACP LEAK CHECK DURING IDLE RUN. NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED.