Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 7, 2009
Submitted
September 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24743
Aircraft time
63,999 hours, 24,247 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

STANDBY INVERTER EICAS MSG AND ELEC SMOKE SMELL THROUGHOUT ENTIRE AIRCRAFT. STATIC INVERTER CHECK TESTED GOOD. CHECKED CABIN FOR SOURCE OF SMELL. SUSPECT SMELL ORIGINATED DURING RAIN STORM. SUSPECT ODOR CAME IN THRU APU PACK SYSTEM. VISUALLY INSPECTED E&E COMPARTMENT AND STBY INVERTER FOR SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. ALL NORMAL CONDITION. NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES.