Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 11, 2010
Submitted
December 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
51,589 hours, 14,385 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Scavenge Pump
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT HAD STRONG ACRID ODOR CREW ISOLATED THE LT PACK AND REMAINDER OF CLIMB INTO CRUISE THE ODOR APPEARS TO HAVE DISSIPATED. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO POWER, SETTINGS FOR HIGH STAGE AIR AT 79% N2, AND ABOVE FOR LOW STAGE. RAN BOTH BLEEDS AND PACKS ISOLATED. WITH RT PACK ON, NO ODOR. AND WITH LT PACK ON ODOR VERY NOTICEABLE WITH HIGH 118169 HIGH STAGE AIR, AND ALSO WITH LOW STAGE. WHEN RETARDING THROTTLES. LT PACK HAS A VERY STRONG OIL ODOR. OIL PRESS ON NR 1 ENG WAS AS FOLLOWS: AT 62% N2 (DIFF 84, SCAV 1), AT 70% N2 (DIFF 126, SCAV 5), AT 85% N2 (DIFF 143, SCAV 11), AT 90% N2 (DIFF 117 SCAV 9) AND AT 95% N2 (DIFF 117, SCAV 105). SUSPECT, LUBE AND SCAVENGE PUMP AND MAIN GEARBOX SCAVENGER PUMP. DUE TO LOW SCAV PRESSURE ADJUSTED OIL PRESSURE SCAV PUMP PER JRH. RAN ENGINE AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. ALL IN LIMITS, NO OIL SMELL.