Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 28, 2010
Submitted
September 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N226UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30226
Aircraft time
36,145 hours, 4,413 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Engine time
44,247 hours, 6,481 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin/Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 STRONG OIL ODOR IN FLT DECK, 1ST & BUSINESS CLASS. ACP VISUAL CHECK OF NR1 ENG SPINNER FOR POSSIBLE OIL CONTAMINATION. REMOVED SPINNER AREA NO LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL FOUND. INSTALLED SPINNER. BOROSCOPED ENGINE THRU AP2 AND AP3, NO EVIDENCE OF OIL ON BLADES OR AT HUB. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN'S AT POWER TO THE LT ENGINE FROM CRUISE TO FLT IDLE FOUND AN EVER SO SLIGHT ODOR. CHECKED FAN INLET-EXIT-2.5 BLEED- VANE ARMS-IP DUCTS AND BLEED PORTS ALL WITH NO OIL WETTING, PUDDLING, OR VARNISH. ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE OF LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR SECTION WITH NO WETTING. CONFIRMED RT ENG HAD NO ODOR.