Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 25, 2011
Submitted
March 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25073
Aircraft time
65,714 hours, 24,175 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin/Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW REPORTED JUST AFTER ROTATION, FLIGHT ATTENDANT AT DOOR 2L DETECTED AN ACRID ODOR, THIS ODOR MOVED FORWARD TO DOOR 1L, AND THEN WAS NOTICED IN COCKPIT. CREW TURNED OFF BOTH UTILITY BUSSES AND ODOR DISSIPATED. TURNED ON BOTH UTILITY BUSSES, TURN ALL LIGHTS GALLEY EQUIPMENT, BOTH PACKS, VIDEO SYSTEM FOR OVER 30 MINS. NO ODOR NOTED. ALSO INSPECTED E/E COMPARTMENT FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF ELECTRIC ODOR, NONE NOTED. FOUND NO FAULTS OR EICAS MESSAGES PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ALSO FOUND NO POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS.