Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 4, 2011
Submitted
September 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24861
Aircraft time
72,068 hours, 22,584 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Seal
Condition
Missing
Location
Oven
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

STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL AT 11000 FT WHEN FLAPS EXTENDED TO POSITION 1 CHECK FLIGHT DECK BEHIND PANELS FOR WIRING BURNS, TOOK ACFT TO RUN PAD RAN BOTH ENGINES AT DIFF PWR SETTINGS. SEE ALSO LM1637 FOR WINDOW HEAT CHECK. UPDATED CHECK PEDESTAL AREA, CHECKED FLAP HANDLE AREA. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN ENGINES AT POWER FOR 25 MINUTES PACKS AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS ALL BUS'S POWERED LIGHTS IN CABIN ILLUMINATED. FOUND FWD OVEN HEAT ODOR COMING OUT DUE TO LOWER SEAL MISSING. NO OTHER ODORS FOUND IN COCKPIT OR CABIN.