Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 19, 2010
Submitted
December 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26698
Aircraft time
58,794 hours, 20,648 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Recirculaton
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

FOUL ODOR, CHRONIC HISTORY AND POSSIBLE OIL ODOR. RECOMMEND TROUBLESHOOTING REF MM. REPLACED LEFT RECIRCULATON FILTER REF MM. ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN MM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED RT ENGINE AND LT PACK FOR EXTERNAL OIL LEAKAGE, NO LEAKS NOTED. CHECKED LEFT ACM FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. RAN ENGINES AT HIGH POWER PER JRH AND RAN PACKS. SMELL HAS NOW DIMINISHED.