Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 15, 2011
Submitted
March 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
52,698 hours, 14,699 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
45,388 hours, 16,026 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW2RTC
Part serial
727201
Condition
Faulty
Part time
45,388 hours, 16,026 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ODOR IN CABIN, RTFL. STRONG ODOR FILLED CABIN CLIMBING THROUGH 10K CAUSING MID CABIN LAV SMOKE ALARM TO GO OFF. SAMC TEXT: FLT CREW DEBRIEFING - NOT ELECTRICAL SMELL. BURNING EYES ACCOMPANIED WITH OIL-GLYCOL TYPE OF ODOR. APU PNEUM NOT USED THROUGHOUT EVENT. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKS PER CALLOUT. BOROSCOPE THROUGH AP1 FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL IN NR 3 BEARING HOUSING. ALSO FOUND MISTING AT 2.5 BLEED OUTLET. RT ENG PNEUMATIC DUCT HAS SLIGHT OIL SMELL. REINSTALLED AP1 BORO PLUG.