Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 8, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24743
Aircraft time
72,676 hours, 27,502 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
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

PUNGENT ODOR IN COCKPIT DURING CLIMBOUT AND WENT AWAY. RAN LT & RT PACKS ISOLATED WITH APU AS BLEED SOURCE AND HAD NO ODOR PRESENT. RAN RT & LT PACKS WITH NR 1 & 2 ENGINE BLEEDS AND ISOLATED. ALSO RAN EACH PACK WITH JUST ONE ENGINE AS BLEED SOURCE, NO ODOR PRESENT. BOTH ENGINES AT CLIMB SETTING EPR 1.3, PAST BLEED SHIFT. FOUND CAPTAIN'S SIDE DUCT EXIT SCREENS FULL OF LINT.