Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 2, 2012
Submitted
December 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24763
Aircraft time
72,316 hours, 27,084 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
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

VERY STRONG ODOR FROM PACKS AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED LT AND RT RECIRC FILTERS PRECAUTIONARY PER MM. SEE HISTORY OF ODOR PROBLEMS. UNABLE TO ISOLATE SOURCE. REQUESTED OUTBD CREW COMMENT TO ASSIST IN ISOLATING SOURCE. OPERATED BOTH PACKS ON THE GROUND WITH APU. NO ODORS PRESENT. RPL L PACK PLENUM.